Property Management News
The tenant screening market is competitive with numerous tenant screeners (aka consumer reporting agencies or CRAs) battling for business from property managers and landlords. In an effort to win more business, tenant screeners may opt for creative marketing strategies. However, not every idea is a good one. One example is sending consumer eviction information on postcards to unverified organizations in an effort to solicit business. This exact practice allegedly occurred in the case Clermont v. National Tenant Network, Inc. and LCIJ, Inc. The plaintiff filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court of New Jersey against the tenant screening firms alleging violations... Read more
Mayor Zohran Mamdani released the highly anticipated findings from his administration’s “Rental Ripoff” hearings on Thursday and laid out a list of ways that the...
Evicting a resident is always a stressful operational hurdle, but when that resident has a disability, the professional stakes go through the roof. Property managers...
Love for pets is at an all-time high and only continues to increase. The American Pet Products Association indicates that 71% of U.S. households own a pet, while...
When property management professionals hear the word “accessibility,” they often think about the physical features of a community. They picture accessible parking...
The gaps in website accessibility for people with disabilities and other underserved groups continues to be exposed. With one in four American adults disabled, digital accessibility has become more critical than ever, especially since we continue to shift to working, shopping, and accessing services online. From the absence of captioning capabilities to the disregard of structing code for screen readers, these voids create barriers in access to telehealth, education, and even government websites. With multifamily housing operators outsourcing their designs, branding, and website projects, they need to be aware of the small things that can get missed, which will break accessibility... Read more
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) issued an enforcement memorandum on May 22, 2026,...
Evicting a resident is always a stressful operational hurdle, but when that resident has a disability, the professional stakes go through the roof. Property managers...
The moment a property manager issues a denial letter, the professional relationship enters a high-stakes phase. While automated screening tools provide a necessary first...
Many managers assume that as long as they apply the same strict rules to everyone – the consistency trap- they’re protected from fair housing trouble but the legal...
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