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Tamiaka Bryant has rebuilt her life from scratch before. She doesn’t want to have to do it again. Originally from North Carolina, Bryant saw her hometown of New Bern pummeled by Hurricane Florence in 2018. Flooding and heavy winds caused an estimated $100 million in commercial and residential damage, prompting the city to spend the next several years drafting a resilience and hazard mitigation plan. But not long after the storm, Bryant realized she needed to leave. “I just came up here with the car and a box of clothes,” she said. Bryant had completed a successful phone interview with the Country Club of Virginia, and Richmond has been her home ever since. At one point, she... Read more
Property managers make judgment calls every day. Most can be handled through established policies, training, and good documentation. But fair housing has a way of...
Oregon multifamily owners who have considered converting their apartment communities to smoke-free housing under the new law may want to start planning now. Beginning...
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...
Tenants push for tougher rules against unfair add-on charges. Industry players argue against policies that they say could limit the ‘effective use of fees.’ Across...
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
Virginia’s new “Clean Slate” law, effective July 1, 2026, significantly expands the availability of criminal record sealing and introduces new compliance...
A Portland-based landlord accused of wrongly evicting a Vancouver renter and her ill mother has agreed to pay $725,000 in what tenant attorneys say is Washington’s...
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...
Hiring outside contractors is simply part of running a multifamily community. From routine repairs to major capital projects, propperty managers rely on vendors to keep...
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