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Los Angeles landlord Michael Renkow already had a sinking feeling when one of the new tenants at his Hollywood apartment building, “Igor,” was two hours late to pick up the keys. In September 2025, Igor had applied for two separate apartments, both running $5,300 per month, and had been approved. His bank statements, proof of employment and ID had cleared. Two days later, after his bank alerted Renkow that the cashier’s checks used to pay first and last month’s rent were fraudulent, the feeling crystallized. Renkow raced back to his property, hoping to intercept the new tenants before they moved in. He found the front door of one unit pinned from the inside and, in the other, a... Read more
When Aron Sotnikoff got a letter from an attorney seeking a payout for an apartment tenant who slipped and fell in standing water at one of his firm’s...
With expenses high and rent growth sluggish, apartment landlords are increasing add-on charges for renters as the Federal Trade Commission once again zeroes in on...
KEY TAKEAWAYS Rental fees are increasingly regulated to address high upfront housing costs. Caps on application fees and security deposits are now common in several...
For apartment owners getting unusual calls from insurance companies about deck inspection reports, the deck inspection conversation isn’t theoretical anymore –...
A New York State Supreme Court Judge has ordered one of the city’s “Worst Landlords” to cough up more than $2.1M in fines and follow a strict timeline to make repairs — or risk even harsher penalties. The city sued South Bronx property owner Seth Miller in 2022 under former Mayor Eric Adams. Mayor Zohran Mamdani celebrated the ruling Thursday as the “first-of-its-kind” under the city’s Nuisance Abatement Law, his office said in a press release. The rent-stabilized building at 919 Prospect Ave. is at the center of the judgment. The property’s violations include unsafe electrical equipment, obstructed fire escapes, an inoperable boiler, peeling lead-based... Read more
Most multifamily marketers know the obvious fair housing violations. No one’s writing “singles only” in a listing description. But the violations that...
Trends and data in the 2026 state of pet rentals report shows pet ownership and rental cooperation are rising but challenges exist. A new survey released by PetScreening...
Stop trading your time for single-family doors that barely net $200 a month. By the end of 2026, data suggests the wealth gap between residential landlords and...
Key Takeaways Landlord-tenant laws vary by state, but there is general uniformity in certain areas. Landlords must provide proper notice before entering tenanted...
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