Landlords And Tenants Sue Seattle Over Mandatory Rental Inspections
Landlords and tenants in Seattle have filed a class action lawsuit challenging the city’s use of warrantless mandatory rental inspections, according to a release from the Institute for Justice.
The lawsuit, which was filed in...
Tacoma City Council Passes Rental Housing Code Ordinance Restricting Landlords
The Tacoma City Council has passed a new Rental Housing Code ordinance that sets out new rules for landlords who want to do extensive renovation of apartments and need to move tenants out.
The Rental...
What Do Your Apartment Employees Know About Discrimination And Retaliation?
Apartment employees who complain about discrimination or harassment and how that relates to retaliation is the topic this week of the Grace Hill training tip.
By Ellen Clark
If an employee complains to you about discrimination or harassment,...
How To Measure The Effectiveness Of Your Compliance Training
The Grace Hill training tip this week focuses on the fifth in the series on compliance training. Compliance training is important for landlords and property managers to keep up with ever-changing rental housing laws...
Want To Know If Your Compliance Training Is Working? – Ask Your Employees
The Grace Hill training tip this week focuses on the third in the series on compliance training. Compliance training is important for landlords and property managers to keep up with ever-changing rental housing laws...
Landlords To Pay $6,000 After Promising, Then Refusing Disabled Tenants Move To First-Floor Apartment
Landlords  have agreed to pay $6,000 and forgive back rent to settle a complaint by disabled tenants, a couple, that they were denied the opportunity to move to a first-floor unit despite being told...
Landlords Fined $2.25 Million For Running Illegal Airbnb Apartment Rentals
Two landlords who own 17 buildings have been fined $2.25 million in penalties and investigation costs after unlawfully renting out 14 apartments on Airbnb, according to a release.
San Francisco City Attorney, Dennis Herrera said...
Walking The Dog Leads To HUD Discrimination Charge Against Condo Association
A resident walking her mother’s dog, an assistance animal, to a common area was fined $100 by a condo association and the U.S. Department of Housing And Urban Development (HUD) has filed a discrimination...
Why Completing All Compliance Training Is Critical To Your Protection
Compliance training is important for landlords and property managers to keep up with ever-changing rental housing laws at federal, state and local levels. The Grace Hill training tip this week focuses on the second...
Company Fined $3 Million For False Tenant Screening Linking Apartment Applicants To Crimes
Property management company RealPage has agreed to pay $3 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges the company failed to take reasonable steps to ensure the accuracy of tenant screening information provided to landlords and property...