Property Management News
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 research by the Pew Research Center found that an overwhelming majority of pet owners, 97%, consider their pets part of the family to some extent. These trends, naturally, have major implications for rental housing. More than ever, residents are evaluating a property’s pet-centric features and friendliness when making their decisions about where to live. This puts the onus on properties not only to provide an exceptional pet-related experience, but also to mitigate pet- and animal-related risks to offer a pet-responsible... Read more
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...
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 Claims, challenges the legality of the federal government’s COVID-19 eviction moratorium. The dispute centers on whether the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) nationwide halt on residential evictions constituted a compensable taking of landlords’ property under the Fifth Amendment After initially losing in the Court of Federal Claims in 2022, a group of landlords won on appeal and are now hoping to recoup as much as $1.5 billion from the Justice Department over losses they suffered as a result of the... Read more
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...
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...
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