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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 largest settlement for alleged wrongful eviction. Princeton Property Management and renter Aaron Allen agreed to the deal in June following years of litigation that had broader implications for tenants’ rights. Tenant advocates hope the high price tag will discourage landlords from swift evictions that could be legally dubious. “Wrongful eviction is not a minor matter. It’s a major injustice, and now landlords and their insurers know it can cost them dearly,” Northwest Justice Project attorney John Wolff said in a... Read more
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...
When property management professionals hear the word “accessibility,” they often think about the physical features of a community. They picture accessible parking...
Tenants at apartment complexes operated by Greystar, the largest owner and manager of apartments in the US, don’t just pay rent. They pay a mass of fees that many...
The rising threat of fraud in multifamily, where it is coming from, and a practical guide to protecting revenue, reputation, and resident experience. Fraud remains prevalent in the multifamily industry and shows no signs of dissipating. Bad actors are constantly finding new ways to circumvent systems, particularly through the use of generative AI and other bleeding-edge technologies, aiming to remain one step ahead of the industry’s fraud prevention and cybersecurity initiatives. The industry, naturally, has no choice but to fight back. A panel on the recent Entrata webinar Fraud: Multifamily’s Rising Threat discussed ways multifamily can short-circuit the fast-evolving fraud... Read more
Settlement Discussions Taking Place with U.S. Department of Justice The lawsuit, Darby Development Company, Inc. v. United States, filed in the U.S. Court of Federal...
Evicting a resident is always a stressful operational hurdle, but when that resident has a disability, the professional stakes go through the roof. Property managers...
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...
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...
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