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If there is one fair housing topic that has generated a disproportionate amount of litigation, complaints, training questions, and frustration over the past decade, it is assistance animals. For years, housing providers operated under HUD guidance that recognized both trained service animals and untrained emotional support animals (ESAs) as qualifying for reasonable accommodation under the Fair Housing Act (FHA). However, that framework has now been disrupted. HUD’s May 22, 2026, enforcement memorandum represents the most significant federal policy shift on assistance animals in a decade. But perhaps even more importantly, it signals where HUD appears to be headed next. Looking Back:... Read more
A 1031 exchange allows investors to defer capital gains taxes by reinvesting sale proceeds into a new property of equal or greater value. Use this strategy to preserve...
Virginia’s new “Clean Slate” law, effective July 1, 2026, significantly expands the availability of criminal record sealing and introduces new compliance...
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...
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,...
After racking up almost 2,000 violations, two Bronx landlords have been ordered to pay tens of millions of dollars in penalties over the conditions of their buildings. Karan Singh and Rajmattie Persaud, the owners of Robert Fulton Terrace and Fordham Towers, have been slapped with a $31M judgment in a lawsuit brought by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and HPD Commissioner Dina Levy. As part of the judgment, over $900K will be frozen from Singh and Persaud’s bank accounts. A housing court judge ordered an independent chief restructuring officer to be appointed. They will use the funds to make critical repairs... Read more
The city of Los Angeles will begin tracking how large corporate buyers impact the housing market by studying ownership of rental properties. The Los Angeles Housing...
Up-front rental costs — from application fees to broker commissions — are adding thousands of dollars to move-in expenses, exacerbating affordability challenges...
Most multifamily marketers know the obvious fair housing violations. No one’s writing “singles only” in a listing description. But the violations that...
Discover the hidden costs of tenant turnover and learn strategies to reduce vacancies. Complete breakdown of expenses, time investments, and proven retention tactics for...
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