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Monthly evictions in New York City have returned to pre-pandemic levels as low- and middle-income tenants struggle to make rent and housing courts work through a backlog of cases, new data shows. City marshals evicted at least 11,253 households on behalf of landlords over the first seven-and-a-half months of the year, according to records maintained by the city’s Department of Investigation. The 1,500 evictions-per-month average from Jan. 1 to Aug. 15 was higher than in any year since 2018, when marshals completed about 1,666 evictions a month. Housing policy experts say the spike in evictions reveals the financial hardship many low- and middle-income tenants face. The trend comes as... Read more
Car break-ins are no longer isolated incidents — they are a growing concern for multifamily properties nationwide. A car is broken into every 26 seconds in the United...
Emotional support animals (ESAs) remain one of the most misunderstood areas of fair housing compliance. While property managers and housing providers often encounter...
Recent reporting shows issues with lease clauses banning tenants from leaving negative reviews, sometimes called non-disparagement clauses in leases, so see what the...
Rental fraud is no longer a distant threat—it’s a daily risk that property managers and owners must navigate with increasing vigilance. While many in the...
As federal immigration enforcement intensifies under the Trump Administration, multifamily property owners are increasingly finding themselves caught in an unexpected crossfire. Landlords across the country are now receiving demands from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for comprehensive resident information – requests that frequently blur the lines between immigration enforcement and housing privacy rights. These demands, often arriving as administrative subpoenas seeking everything from lease agreements to personal identification documents, present apartment owners and managers with a complex legal dilemma: how to navigate federal immigration requests while protecting... Read more
In the world of property management, training often zeroes in on the familiar—race, disability, familial status. But what about age? While not a federally protected...
Introducing new staff to the realities of property management goes beyond reviewing lease terms and daily operations. It includes preparing them to handle complex...
Changes to California law (specifically, Cal. Civ. Code Section 1950.5(g)-(h)) effective this year will obligate residential landlords to photographically document the...
Kenneth Mattson, the former CEO of LeFever Mattson, is charged with defrauding approximately 200 investors by selling fake ownership stakes into apartment properties...
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