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A group of Jersey City tenants living in rent controlled apartments claim their landlord’s employees placed rancid smelling fish in a vacant unit earlier this year as part of an effort to force them out of the building so the owner could raise the rent. When the odor became too much to bear, the tenants at 336 New York Ave. called the fire department. Anna Bassett, who has lived in the building for 14 years, captured a video reviewed by Gothamist of firefighters breaking down the door to the vacant apartment next to hers in March. “Oh! Right here! This damn fish!” one firefighter said. “Somebody put that there,” another firefighter said, pointing to several dead and rotting fish... Read more
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...
The U.S. Department of Justice has sued the owners and managers of an apartment complex for discriminating against Black tenants over felony and criminal history...
Yes, a landlord can fine a tenant for smoking, depending on the terms of the lease agreement. Smoking in rental properties has been a contentious issue for both...
Renter application fraud has become a growing nuisance for apartment owners like Camden Property Trust, as more and more tenants provide fake documents to sign a lease...
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. cities. These filings can cast long shadows. Simply being named in an eviction complaint, regardless of the outcome, can severely limit future housing options and prolong housing insecurity, according to a recent University of Michigan study. The situation underscores a growing debate across the country: Should eviction records be shielded from public access to offer tenants a cleaner shot at finding another home? In recent years, more states are saying, “yes — at least in some cases.” Eviction filings are public court... Read more
Landlords across New York state will soon be required to notify tenants when bedbugs have infested their building. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill on Friday that...
Key Takeaways Portland, ME led the rankings as the most livable U.S. city, praised for its fitness culture, food scene, and balanced lifestyle. Lincoln, NE, and Des...
Multifamily demand expanded at the highest rate since 2021 during the third quarter of this year, with 176,000 units absorbed in an indication of a strong net change in...
On a national level, institutional home buyers—firms owning at least 1,000 homes—aren’t massive players yet. They only own around 1% of the U.S. single-family...
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