Justice Department Sues Apartment Owners, Managers for Racial Discrimination
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination by the owners, operators and rental agent of several apartment complexes in Pearl, Miss., and violation of the Fair Housing Act by...
HUD Charges Apartments with Discrimination Against Tenants Who Need Emotional Support Animals
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has charged a Philadelphia apartment owner with discriminating against a person with disabilities based on its refusal to waive pet fees for emotional support animals,...
Court Orders Property Manager To Pay $585,000 In Restitution
A property manager who added rooms and walls to rental properties without the owners’ consents has been ordered to pay $585,000 in restitution, according to a release.
A King County Superior Court Commissioner in Seattle...
California Voters Reject Rent Control
California voters rejected rent control In Tuesday’s election by defeating a ballot measure called Proposition 21 that would have rolled back state limits on rent control.
Proposition 21, which failed, would have allowed local governments...
Fair Housing Matters – Landlord Liability for Tenant-on-Tenant Discrimination
Tenants spending more time indoors can mean issues for landlords such as tenant-on-tenant discrimination which attorney Bradley Kraus takes on this month.
By Bradley S. Kraus
Attorney at Law, Warren Allen, LLP
As the calendar turns, 2020...
Landlord to Pay $177,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
A landlord and his wife have agreed to pay $177,500 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit charge that the landlord sexually harassed female tenants since at least 2013 at residential properties the couple owned...
CDC Eviction Moratorium: More Layers to an Already Large Cake
The CDC eviction moratorium and what landlords should know about the complex situation landlord tenant law is in currently
Bradley S. Kraus
Attorney at Law, Warren Allen, LLP
The year continues to roll on, and every month, new...
How Residential Property Owners Can Protect Renters from Housing Fraud
Residential property owners and managers have a role to protect renters from rental housing fraud and Gina Taylor provides insight on best practices.
By Gina Taylor
Nearly one-third of U.S. renters struggle to pay rent in...
Multnomah County Extends Non-Payment Eviction Moratorium to Early Next Year
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners has approved a local extension of the COVID-19 non-payment eviction moratorium, according to a release.
The commissioners voted unanimously to extend the county’s state of emergency over the COVID-19...
NAA Sues CDC, Seeks Halt of Eviction Moratorium
The National Apartment Association (NAA) has joined a lawsuit filed by the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA), “challenging the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) overreaching eviction-moratorium order,” according to a release.
The...