RealPage Agrees to Proposed Justice Department Settlement Over Rent Price-Fixing
The U.S. Department of Justice has proposed a settlement with software provider RealPage over rent price-fixing through algorithmic coordination, information sharing, and other anticompetitive practices in rental housing markets across the country, according to...
Greystar To Pay $7 Million In Settlement, End Algorithmic Rent-Setting
Greystar has agreed to pay $7 million to settle lawsuits brought by several states, including Oregon, over the use of algorithmic rent-setting software, according to reports.
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a bipartisan coalition...
Landlords To Pay $20,000 In Emotional Support Animal Case
Two Wisconsin landlords will pay $20,000 to settle an emotional support animal case involving cats and rats, that that accused them of discriminating against tenants who have emotional support animals, according to the Milwaukee...
Landlord Wins Ruling in Emotional Support Animal Fee Case
A federal judge has ruled that a landlord did not have to automatically waive its emotional support animal fee for a tenant with an emotional support animal (ESA) under the Fair Housing Act (FHA),...
Greystar Reaches Settlement to End Algorithmic Rent Pricing
The nation’s largest landlord, Greystar, has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice to end its participation in algorithmic rent-pricing schemes, according to a release.
The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division filed a proposed settlement to...
California AG Warns Landlords On Immigrant Tenant Discrimination
California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a stark warning to landlords across the state: Housing discrimination against immigrant tenants is illegal and will not be tolerated, according to a release.
Bonta said in the release...
The Consumer Review Fairness Act and Its Marketplace Impact
Recent reporting shows issues with lease clauses banning tenants from leaving negative reviews, sometimes called non-disparagement clauses in leases, so see what the consumer review fairness act says about this.
By Denise Holliday, Esq.
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Landlords: What To Do When ICE Arrives At Your Rental
Here are 4 things landlords should consider when ICE (Immigration and Customers Enforcement) comes to your rental property from an Arizona landlord-tenant attorney.
By Denise Holliday
What are landlords supposed to do if and when ICE...
Court Says Landlords Due Compensation For Covid Eviction Ban
A federal court has ruled that landlords are due compensation and have a right to pursue compensation claims for losses suffered during the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eviction ban moratorium during...
Attorney General Secures $1 Million from Landlord Involved in Rent Price-Fixing Scheme
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb said William C. Smith & Co., Inc. (W.C. Smith) has agreed to pay over $1 million and reform its business practices to resolve allegations that it conspired...