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Many of us use or work with rental housing in some way. Maybe you have been — or are currently — a renter. Or maybe you own a rental property, operate a property management company, or otherwise work with or around rental housing. If any of that applies to you, the FTC wants to hear from you. The FTC is asking for public comments about whether a rule is needed to help prevent unfair or deceptive fee practices in rental housing. Have you ever had to pay an unexpected fee as a renter that wasn’t in the advertised rent? If you work in the rental housing industry, do you have experiences, information, or data to share about if or how a rule might make pricing more transparent, or... Read more
Every residential lease includes an implied warranty of habitability—even if the lease does not expressly mention it. This legal protection serves two core purposes:...
Even New York City’s affordable housing is getting too expensive for many low-income tenants, leading to a spike in eviction filings, a new report...
At the federal level, landlords must comply with several key laws that protect tenants. These mainly address housing discrimination under the Fair Housing Act and...
The problem of unauthorized residents in a rental unit is one that every landlord will likely encounter at some point in their career. As housing pressures and economic...
A San Antonio real estate investor could face jail time for what federal prosecutors say was a $69.5M Ponzi scheme. Devin Ward Elder, who at one point owned a combined 2,500 apartment units, flex industrial buildings and thousands of acres in Texas, has pleaded guilty to one federal count of wire fraud for bilking more than 300 investors. Federal prosecutors accused Elder and his investment firm, DJE Texas Management Group, of funneling investor dollars from newer investments to make interest payments on other investments. Elder, who pleaded guilty on Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, could face up to 20 years in prison, according to a press... Read more
KEY TAKEAWAYS Multifamily fraud investigations at Fannie Mae dropped to 12 in 2025, down from 193 in 2024. The agency confirmed 87 fraud cases in 2024 but saw none in a...
In property management, strong customer service is often praised as the key to successful leasing and resident retention. Leasing professionals are encouraged to be...
Most operators are underestimating how much fraud is getting through their current screening process, even if they think they’ve “tightened things...
The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) is the nation’s largest nonprofit fair housing organization, leading investigations, enforcement, advocacy, and research to...
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