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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 landlords give tenants who have not paid their rent a 30-day eviction notice. Now, landlords are only required to give three days’ notice. The court’s decision makes Iowa the first state in the country to rule against the federal statute. “It will burden an already heavily burdened system,” Christine Hayes, director of development at the Iowa City Shelter House, said. “It’s cruel. It is wrong-headed, and it is likely to have very serious impacts on our work and the people who we are serving.” The decision centers... Read more
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...
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 pay rent and refused to leave. “God forbid someone pay to live in their property,” Avitabile said, staring at the front door of the apartment he first rented to the tenant in November of 2020. “I paid for this woman to live there for two years now, on my own dime, and I’m probably never going to see that money again.” With sky-high rents and a lack of affordable housing, it can be hard to have sympathy for landlords. Massachusetts has instituted strong protections against unscrupulous property owners, but it can... Read more
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....
A landlord can terminate a Section 8 lease if there is just cause. A Section 8 lease is a contract between a landlord and a tenant who receives rental assistance...
Navigating the complex terrain of squatter rights is an essential task for landlords. Understanding what squatter rights are, why they exist, and how they can impact...
In property management, landlords often face the challenge of managing difficult tenants who refuse to leave. While eviction is a potential option, more creative ways...
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