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Three Ways the Pandemic Changed Leasing for the...

Looking at the multifamily industry today, it’s easy to forget that many of our current best practices were born of necessity five years ago, when the COVID-19 pandemic introduced phrases like “stay-at-home orders” and “social distancing.” As challenging as those times were, some of the adjustments we made ended up reshaping our business for the better. Nearly every aspect of multifamily has examples of these positive pandemic pivots.  Here are the three I consider the most significant in the realm of marketing, leasing and how we interact with prospects. 1. We Hit Fast-Forward on Technology Investments While the early days of COVID put many aspects of life on pause, those... Read more

According to Princeton University’s Eviction Lab, cities across the Sun Belt — a region where many flocked in 2020 and thereafter in search of fewer COVID...

Small landlords who lost rental income during the COVID-19 pandemic will soon have another opportunity for relief. Starting Monday, landlords can apply for financial...

After nearly four years, the country’s largest apartment owners are beginning to see revenue trickle in from units where renters were protected by pandemic-inspired...

L.A. city council forwards plan to protect renters Renters in the city of Los Angeles who adopted a COVID cat or a pandemic pooch may no longer have to worry...

After Three Years, LA County Ends Eviction...

For three years, renters in Los Angeles County have been given new protections from eviction if they couldn’t pay their rent due to the pandemic. But on Friday, the county’s COVID-19 emergency is ending — and so are those renter protections. Elected leaders, such as L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, and local homeless service providers say they’re bracing for a wave of evictions across the region after the COVID-19 renter safeguards expire. “We know that a huge number of people are really hanging on by a thread,” said Anne Miskey, CEO of Union Station Homeless Services. “What this could do is send a lot of people into homelessness.” An estimated 246,000 renter households in the L.A.... Read more

After about three years of shielding tenants from evictions due to non-payment of rent, L.A. County is set to scrap renter protections tied to the COVID-19...

Multifamily landlords in Los Angeles are fighting back against a recently approved set of eviction and rent protections for tenants throughout the city. ...

  With just one week left until pandemic-era eviction rules were set to expire, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to extend COVID-19 renter...

Read the full White House Press Release Here. The White House announced Wednesday it is taking strategic steps to protect renters, including setting up limits on...