Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2025

For the other locations, Seller, Buyer and Landlord will need to enter into separate assignment and assumption of lease agreements. For those locations that Buyer has no interest in, Seller will have to keep the leases and deal with the remaining lease liabilities (which may involve an indemnification escrow as described above).

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 8, 2024

But as many as 200 real estate agents , brokerage firms and landlords are alleged to have violated this law by discriminating against applicants with federally subsidized Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, according to an undercover investigation conducted by the Housing Rights Initiative (HRI). ”

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2024

The DOJ filed a civil suit against RealPage on Friday, claiming that the company’s YieldStar and AI revenue management (AIRM) software allowed multifamily landlords to artificially inflate rents through the sharing of private information. A DOJ official said that additional landlord defendants could be added to the complaint in the future.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2025

The attorney generals office said that the California DOJ has sent over 650 price gouging warning letters to hotels and landlords. In that investigation, the California DOJ found that after a couple applied to rent a home, they were informed that the price had increased by 38%. The price gouging restrictions remain in effect until March 8.

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Housing Wire

JULY 8, 2024

We are pleased to partner with Shawn and the Archwest team to deliver dynamic financing solutions to home builders , renovators and landlords who are expanding and improving the critically undersupplied U.S. housing stock,” David DePrez, managing director for Bain Capital, said in prepared remarks. “We

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In addition, her office alleges that EasyKnock violated some of Massachusetts’ landlord-tenant laws. “I Some of these changes include lowering rents for some existing tenants and complying with state landlord-tenant laws. Under the terms of the settlement EasyKnock must comply with all landlord-tenant laws.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 12, 2024

A 30-day written notice of a lease expiration: Renters will be notified at least 30 days in advance of their lease expiration, whether fixed/scheduled or terminated by the landlord. Tenants can see if their property is Enterprise-backed using Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s multifamily property look-up tools.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

Invitation Homes , the nation’s largest single-family rental landlord, has reached a settlement to address accusations it violated California ‘s “rent gouging” laws, the state’s Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Monday. million in civil penalties. Californians are facing a housing crisis of epic proportion.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2024

What is one of the largest fines you think a housing provider—like landlords, condo HOAs/boards, and state and local housing authority offices—has had to pay due to turning away emotional support and service animals? How do we solve this? We can borrow a strategy from a closely related area of affordable and fair housing initiatives.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 19, 2021

Knox automates and oversees a property’s finances and taxes, insurance, leasing and legal, tenant and property care, banking, and bill pay. “Its full-service, tech-enabled platform has clearly resonated with first-time investment property owners and career landlords alike,” Hower said. Knox has shown people across the U.S.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Lambropoulos is a distinguished litigator with extensive expertise in commercial and residential foreclosure practice, title litigation, landlord/tenant disputes, real estate transactions, sale and asset purchase transactions, condominium and homeowner’s association issues, and bankruptcy practice. “I

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The agencies also sent a letter to landlords and housing providers. Mortgage servicers and landlords must ensure that they are in full compliance with federal laws intended to protect service members and their families during military service,” Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

RENTmaximizer effectively outsources the management of rental pricing from a landlord to Yardi itself, which then implements higher prices collectively across a group of landlords,” the lawsuit alleged. By 2013, the software was used to price 8 million residential units, attorneys for the plaintiffs argued.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

It has sent out 500 warning letters to date, with more to come, to hotels and landlords who have been accused of price gouging. DOJ is aggressively and relentlessly pursuing those who are trying to make a quick buck off of someone elses pain. Bonta said the DOJ is actively investigating other potential criminal acts in this realm.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In New York City, the Basement Apartments Safe for Everyone (BASE) Campaign advocates for legalizing and upgrading underground apartments, many of which qualify as interior ADUs. These apartments provide affordable housing options in high-density areas where space is limited.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

. “As a delegate, Terrie was recognized by legislative peers and constituents as an expert on housing policy to include real estate licensure, common interest communities, landlord tenant issues, real estate finance, foreclosure , and building and fair housing issues,” her bio reads.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Struggling fintech LoanSnap had its mortgage lender license in Connecticut revoked in early October by state authorities, adding to the company’s legal and financial problems. The landlord now seeks judgment for unpaid rent in the amount of $537,304. Perez on Oct.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The bill, which Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law last year, requires landlords to offer tenants the option to have their on-time rent payments reported to credit bureaus. However, the success of AB 2747 relies on landlords adopting the systems required to report rent payments. This is where technology comes in.

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Inman

APRIL 4, 2023

A signed lease is a binding legal agreement that can’t be broken — except in the few exceptions when it can. Here are some common scenarios to watch for as a landlord or a real estate investor.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 27, 2023

Landlords file about 3.6 Nationwide, 200 measures have passed since January 2021, including legal representation for tenants, sealing eviction records and mediation to resolve cases before they reach court, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition. million eviction cases each year, according to the organization.

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BiggerPockets

JUNE 18, 2024

Can a landlord break a lease? Learn the valid reasons, legal process, and proactive measures for landlords to legally break a lease while minimizing risks.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2023

One thing possibly preventing Bough from taking the second option is a specific Missouri state law , which allows for a seller or landlord to “agree that a designated broker may share with another designated broker the compensation paid by the seller or landlord.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2023

The rent is too … high, and landlords, many who receive federal financing and subsidies, made record-setting profits in the past two years. Bob Pinnegar, the president and CEO of trade group the National Apartment Association, told CNBC that the industry is opposed to the expansion of federal involvement in the landlord-tenant relationship.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2024

Biden will propose several new provisions designed to control costs for renters, including the targeting of corporate landlords and private equity firms, which have been “accused of illegal information sharing, price fixing, and inflating rents,” the White House said. The White House estimates that this “will raise an additional $3.79

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Mortgagebroker News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

A recent case sparks fears of widespread rent increases as landlords take advantage of a little-known provision

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 8, 2024

million in legal services grants to a total of 108 public and non-profit organizations, all with the goal of increasing access to legal services for eligible U.S. Legal services provided This grant program is enabled by the Johnny Isakson and David P. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded $26.8

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2024

Kevin Stein, chief of legal and strategy at Rise Economy, said during the same session that the new CRA rules ignore some relevant topics. These include race, financing displacement (banks making loans that could result in landlords evicting low-income tenants), financing of fossil fuels and mechanisms to stop branch closures.

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Housing Wire

JULY 9, 2024

In addition, her office alleges that EasyKnock violated some of Massachusetts’ landlord-tenant laws.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

AUGUST 25, 2022

Are You Cut Out to Be a Landlord? Money Under 30 explains that there are many responsibilities and time obligations that go along with being a landlord. When you run a business, and owning rental property is a business , you’re almost always better off forming a legal business structure. Form a Business Structure.

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BiggerPockets

OCTOBER 2, 2024

As a landlord, you probably already know that taxes are unavoidable, but that doesn’t mean you can’t minimize them and keep more of your hard-earned cash. The IRS can be […]

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BiggerPockets

MAY 24, 2021

There are plenty of digital document storage solutions for today's landlords. Mobile rental apps and online software gives landlords the tools necessary to streamline a rental business.

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Housing Wire

JULY 29, 2024

The renter is presented with results they are prequalified for that fit their criteria and the app connects them with landlords/property managers. Unlike current solutions that simply surface the legal text, Mortgage Mind would provide guidance from agencies and circumstances that could affect interpretation.

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GoForrmz

JULY 14, 2021

For property management firms, landlords, and tenants, rental lease agreements need to be completed, reviewed, and signed in order to move into a new property. Date fields Including Date fields are incredibly simple yet crucial for legal documents. 5 Benefits to Digitizing your rental lease agreements.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2025

Kallick says hes done a tremendous amount of pro-bono legal work in advising people with difficult landlords, lease issues, insurance issues and mortgage issues. There absolutely was price gouging going on because nobody knew what the rules were, Kallick explained.

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The Robert Weiler Company

APRIL 5, 2023

Ask your current landlord. If you’re currently renting warehouse space and looking for additional units elsewhere or simply seeking an upgrade, speak with your current landlord, first. What landlord will turn down money in advance? Conduct due diligence on the tenant you’re subleasing from as well as their landlord.

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The Robert Weiler Company

APRIL 15, 2022

Ultimately, the landlord has the upper hand in the relationship and can change the terms of the agreement due to the short-term nature of the commercial rental space. A commercial lease is a legally binding contract that details the relationship between a tenant and a landlord. What does it mean to lease commercial real estate?

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The Robert Weiler Company

JULY 4, 2022

But it’s important that you select books that are newly published; this is especially critical when you’re relying on the books for legal or tax-related information or forms. However, property management some books will focus on the tax, regulations, and legal aspects of renting spaces. Author: David Enterprises.

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