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A year ago, Atlanta was the nexus of a new wave of rental fraud, with national landlords singling out the area as an especially challenging place to collect rents, even in upscale buildings. But property managers say they have gotten a handle on the issue with the help of artificial intelligence software and an easing of the court backlog in handling eviction cases. “Delinquencies are coming down, and I think a lot of it has to do with, as an industry, we’ve gotten a lot better in Atlanta about figuring out fraud and getting on top of it,” Portman Residential Senior Vice President Sean Henry said during Bisnow’s multifamily event on Thursday. “I’ve seen a significant... Read more
California’s real estate landscape is changing with new laws taking effect in 2025, impacting landlords, developers, property owners, and investors. These legislative...
Federal lawmakers have introduced a bill to allow landlords to give tenants in federal subsidized housing 3-day eviction notice, according to reports. Landlords had been...
Thousands of Iowa’s renters could see less notice for evictions following an Iowa Supreme Court ruling. The decision ends a federal COVID-19-era requirement that...
Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Friday prohibiting landlords in Los Angeles County from evicting tenants who open their doors to wildfire victims. “At a...
A new law was recently signed by Governor Healey in Massachusetts that aims to protect tenants from the negative impact of eviction records. This law, part of the Affordable Homes Act, allows tenants to seal certain eviction records from public view and prevents these records from appearing on credit reports. It will come into effect on May 5, 2025. What This Law Means for Tenants and Landlords The goal of the law is to help tenants find housing without being blocked by past eviction records, which can be caused by financial difficulties. Tenant advocates believe this will reduce housing discrimination, but landlords are concerned. They often rely on eviction records as a key part of tenant... Read more
Los Angeles City Council members introduced a motion during a meeting Tuesday that would prevent landlords from raising rents or evicting people impacted by fires that...
More and more owners are filing for evictions in some Sun Belt cities as tenants increasingly struggle to pay rent. Evictions are up by more than 35% compared to...
Peter Avitabile sat in his pickup truck outside his Rockland townhouse — a place he hadn’t set foot in for two years — fuming about the tenant who refused to...
When pandemic-era tenant protections expired, rents immediately soared, and eviction filings surged last year more than 50% over pre-pandemic levels in some U.S....
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