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Settlement Discussions Taking Place with U.S. Department of Justice The lawsuit, Darby Development Company, Inc. v. United States, filed in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, challenges the legality of the federal government’s COVID-19 eviction moratorium. The dispute centers on whether the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) nationwide halt on residential evictions constituted a compensable taking of landlords’ property under the Fifth Amendment After initially losing in the Court of Federal Claims in 2022, a group of landlords won on appeal and are now hoping to recoup as much as $1.5 billion from the Justice Department over losses they suffered as a result of the... Read more
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...
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 about being evicted for having a pet. The L.A. city council voted Tuesday to advance a proposal that would keep pandemic-era eviction protections in place for any animal adopted since March of 2020 — even if those pets violated the terms of a tenant’s lease. Dianne Prado is the founder of Heart L.A., a tenant advocacy organization focused on helping renters with pets. She said the council’s vote means tenants won’t have to choose between their pets and their homes. “It’s a huge assistance for tenants,” Prado said.... Read more
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...
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...
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