Legal Department

Occupancy limits, fair housing compliance and navigating occupancy enforcement especially when requests for reasonable accommodation are involved. By The Fair Housing Institute As the demand for housing continues to rise, property managers face the dual responsibility...

The U.S. Department of Justice has sued the owners and managers of an apartment complex for discriminating against Black tenants over felony and criminal history background checks, according to a release. The suit alleges that...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking action against Invitation Homes, the country’s largest single-family rental landlord, for deceiving renters about rental costs, according to a release. The FTC complaint is seeking $48 million for...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has charged a Florida housing provider with discrimination over failing to provide reasonable accommodation for a tenant with a disability to live with an emotional-support...

Tenants may make unreasonable demands over maintenance issues asking for compensation or damages so landlords need to know the law. By Bradley S. Kraus Warren Allen, LLP The landlord/tenant relationship naturally has its ups and downs. Anyone...

The U.S. Department of Justice has sued RealPage alleging an unlawful scheme to decrease competition among landlords in apartment pricing and to monopolize the market for commercial revenue management software that landlords use to...

Are you and your property management providing reasonable accommodations for the deaf and hard of hearing to communicate effectively? By The Fair Housing Institute In the field of property management, effective communication is not just a...

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has sued a 400-unit apartment complex in Phoenix for failing to provide adequate air conditioning during the summer heat wave, according to a release. Mayes filed a lawsuit in Maricopa County Superior...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), which has been looking into rent-settling algorithms, is now considering a civil lawsuit against a software company that it believes allows rental price collusion among large landlords to...

San Francisco has become the first city in the nation to adopt an ordinance to ban the use of artificial intelligence software to set rental rates, according to reports. The Board of Supervisors has unanimously...