Legal Department

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says consumers have lost millions to rental scams and that people ages 18-29 were three times more likely to report losing money than other adults, according to a release. The...

Greystar, the nation’s largest multi-family rental property manager, has agreed to pay $23 million to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and $1 million to the state of Colorado over deceptive practices. The FTC said Greystar...

The U.S. Department of Justice has proposed a settlement with software provider RealPage over rent price-fixing through algorithmic coordination, information sharing, and other anticompetitive practices in rental housing markets across the country, according to...

Greystar has agreed to pay $7 million to settle lawsuits brought by several states, including Oregon, over the use of algorithmic rent-setting software, according to reports. Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a bipartisan coalition...

Two Wisconsin landlords will pay $20,000 to settle an emotional support animal case involving cats and rats, that that accused them of discriminating against tenants who have emotional support animals, according to the Milwaukee...

A federal judge has ruled that a landlord did not have to automatically waive its emotional support animal fee for a tenant with an emotional support animal (ESA) under the Fair Housing Act (FHA),...

The nation’s largest landlord, Greystar, has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice to end its participation in algorithmic rent-pricing schemes, according to a release. The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division filed a proposed settlement to...

California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a stark warning to landlords across the state: Housing discrimination against immigrant tenants is illegal and will not be tolerated, according to a release. Bonta said in the release...

Recent reporting shows issues with lease clauses banning tenants from leaving negative reviews, sometimes called non-disparagement clauses in leases, so see what the consumer review fairness act says about this. By Denise Holliday, Esq. Hull, Holliday...

Here are 4 things landlords should consider when ICE (Immigration and Customers Enforcement) comes to your rental property from an Arizona landlord-tenant attorney. By Denise Holliday What are landlords supposed to do if and when ICE...