Monday, April 21, 2025

Legal Department

The Legal Department area helps landlords and property managers keep up with the ever-changing government regulation at the local, state and national level.

Occupancy limits, fair housing compliance and navigating occupancy enforcement when requests for reasonable accommodation are involved.

Occupancy Limits and Fair Housing Compliance

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 banning tenants with felonies

DOJ Sues Landlords Over Banning Tenants with Felonies

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 FTC alleges that Invitation Homes, the country’s largest single-family rental landlord, deceived renters about rental costs

FTC Alleges Largest Single-Family Landlord Deceived Renters

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...
HUD has charged a housing provider with discrimination over failing to provide accommodation for a tenant with an emotional support animal

HUD Charges Housing Providers Over Emotional Support Animal

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.

Dealing with Maintenance Issues and Substitute Housing

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 Justice Department sued RealPage alleging an unlawful rent price fixing scheme to decrease competition by landlords in apartment pricing

Justice Department Sues RealPage Over Apartment Pricing

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?

Ensuring Equal Access: Translation Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Property...

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 AG Kris Mayes has sued a 400-unit apartment complex in Phoenix for failing to provide adequate air conditioning during the heat wave

Arizona AG Sues Big Apartment Complex Over Air Conditioning

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 Justice Department is looking into rental price collusion and considering a civil lawsuit over rent-settling algorithms

Justice Department Preparing Rental Price Collusion Civil Suit

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 to adopt an ordinance banning the use of artificial intelligence software to set rental rates

San Francisco Adopts Ordinance To Ban AI Rent Pricing Tools

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...