DOJ Sues Landlords Over Banning Tenants with Felonies
The U.S. Department of Justice has sued the owners and managers of an apartment complex for discriminating against Black tenants over felony and criminal history background checks, according to a…
FTC Alleges Largest Single-Family Landlord Deceived Renters
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking action against Invitation Homes, the country’s largest single-family rental landlord, for deceiving renters about rental costs, according to a release. The FTC complaint…
HUD Charges Housing Providers Over Emotional Support Animal
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has charged a Florida housing provider with discrimination over failing to provide reasonable accommodation for a tenant with a disability to…
Dealing with Maintenance Issues and Substitute Housing
Tenants may make unreasonable demands over maintenance issues asking for compensation or damages so landlords need to know the law. By Bradley S. Kraus Warren Allen, LLP The landlord/tenant relationship…
Justice Department Sues RealPage Over Apartment Pricing
The U.S. Department of Justice has sued RealPage alleging an unlawful scheme to decrease competition among landlords in apartment pricing and to monopolize the market for commercial revenue management software…
Ensuring Equal Access: Translation Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Property Management
Are you and your property management providing reasonable accommodations for the deaf and hard of hearing to communicate effectively? By The Fair Housing Institute In the field of property management,…
Arizona AG Sues Big Apartment Complex Over Air Conditioning
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has sued a 400-unit apartment complex in Phoenix for failing to provide adequate air conditioning during the summer heat wave, according to a release. Mayes…
Justice Department Preparing Rental Price Collusion Civil Suit
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), which has been looking into rent-settling algorithms, is now considering a civil lawsuit against a software company that it believes allows rental price collusion…
San Francisco Adopts Ordinance To Ban AI Rent Pricing Tools
San Francisco has become the first city in the nation to adopt an ordinance to ban the use of artificial intelligence software to set rental rates, according to reports. The…
Short-Term Rental Operator Sentenced for Defrauding Landlords
A short-term rental operator who called himself the “wolf of Airbnb” was sentenced to 51 months for defrauding landlords of more than $1 million in rent, according to a release.…