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...
Seattle Landlords and Rental Housing Association Sue City
A group of Seattle landlords and the Rental Housing Association of Washington (RHAWA) have sued the city of Seattle over the set of rules restricting evictions for six months after the mayor's order expires,...
LA Apartment Association Seeks Injunction Over Rent Freeze, Eviction Ban
A request for an emergency order and injunction has been filed in federal court in Los Angeles by the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles (AAGLA) seeking relief from the city’s eviction ban and...
Washington Attorney General Files Suit for Violation of Eviction Moratorium
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed suit against a property management company in Spokane for violation of the eviction moratorium in the state and threatening residents with eviction for unpaid rent.
Ferguson sued Whitewater...
CDC Orders Nationwide Eviction Moratorium, But No Help for Landlords
A new nationwide eviction moratorium has been ordered through the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to halt residential evictions through the end of December.
However, the new ban on evictions of tenants does not offer...
Tenant Occupancy Issues During COVID-19: Occupants, Sublessors, and Squatters
Tenant issues around occupants, sublessors and squatters have increased during the pandemic.
Bradley S. Kraus
Attorney at Law, Warren Allen, LLP
One of the most common issues I have encountered in my time as a landlords’ attorney...
Governor Extends Oregon Foreclosure Moratorium to End Of The Year
Governor Kate Brown has extended Oregon's foreclosure moratorium to December 21, 2020; however, she has not yet extended the evictions moratorium set to expire September 30.
Executive Order 20-37 will extend House Bill 4204’s current moratorium...
No Guns In My Apartments: Can A Landlord Say That And Put It In...
“No guns in my apartments” is again a point of discussion as the country struggles with violence around recent demonstrations. How are landlords to decide whether to prohibit or allow tenants to have firearms...