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Apartment owners can use cost segregation to identify qualifying components with shorter tax lives than the building. This 2026 guide now explains multifamily asset classes, bonus depreciation timing, documentation, passive-loss limits, and questions to ask before commissioning a study for an acquisition or renovation. Gain clarity before your next apartment acquisition, renovation, or tax filing. Apartment ownership is often a long-term business, but tax depreciation does not have to be a one-size-fits-all schedule. A cost segregation study can separate the cost of a multifamily property into components that may be depreciated over shorter recovery periods than the building itself. For... Read more
Renting in New York City is full of surprises, and some of the greatest surprises are hidden in New York City’s Housing Maintenance Code (“the Code”)....
When lightning struck the apartment building at 655 New York Ave. in Brooklyn, it started a blaze that ripped through more than 100 apartments. More than 200...
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...
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 Jan. 1, 2027, House Bill 4120 gives apartment owners a clear legal process for adopting smoke-free policies that apply to existing residents after providing 180 days’ written notice. While the law does not require landlords to prohibit smoking, it gives owners a statewide framework for making the transition. For many apartment owners, the effective date may seem months away. However, converting an occupied property to a smoke-free community involves much more than sending a notice. Owners who begin preparing now can review... Read more
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...
Virginia’s new “Clean Slate” law, effective July 1, 2026, significantly expands the availability of criminal record sealing and introduces new compliance...
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