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The Portland City Council passed by a vote of 3-1 a new city ordinance to assess an annual $60-per-rental unit fee to fund the rental-services office. The council voted 3-1 to approve the fee with...

Landlords are not the enemy and do not want eviction of tenants, so BYU Law and University of Arizona Law have created a new online tenant-landlord communication tool to help deal with the eviction...

Portland City Council members heard testimony from landlords opposed to the proposed $60 per unit fee saying it is nothing but a “tax on renters” and “one more thing being dumped on the backs...

Sponsored Article By Sebastian Moya Associate- Kay Properties and Investments, LLC  The Great Recession probably resulted in a seismic shift in many real estate investor’s risk profiles. In 2007, the primary investment strategy was aimed at...

There are reasons why you do not want to move in everyone who applies, obviously, but what safeguards are you putting in place with your lease offers? Read what an expert with 25+ years in marketing...

The Portland City Council is getting ready to vote to fund the new Rental Services Office by assessing landlords an annual fee of $60 per unit to pay for the services, according to reports. The...

Evictions are an awful side of the rental housing business that causes pain for both tenants who need a place to live and landlords who have to run a business. A book that won a...

“I didn’t know” is not an acceptable defense if you face a discrimination charge, so the Grace Hill training tip of the week focuses on repeating advice that assistance animals are not pets when it comes to...

Short-term rental tax deals are causing cities and states to lose millions of dollars in tax revenue from “voluntary collection agreements" with short-term rental platforms such as Airbnb, according to a release. Most short-term rental...

Landlords who refused to allow a single mother with a daughter who needs an assistance cat to rent a townhome has been charged with housing discrimination, according to a release. The woman had already signed...