Effective July 1, 2024, California residential landlords will generally only be able to charge security deposits equal to one month’s rent with some exceptions for smaller landlords. This is pursuant to Assembly Bill 12...more
This presentation will cover the recent spate of class actions being filed against landlords and property managers relating to tenant protection statutes, which include challenges to rent increases, late fees in residential...more
Security deposits are a fundamental landlord protection under leases with the expectation of tenants that the deposits will be returned upon the expiration of the lease. While landlords frequently consider how to protect...more
CIERRES PATRONALES- ¿Puedo ser excluido de mi casa durante la emergencia COVID-19? No. Dos órdenes gubernamentales diferentes impiden los cierres patronales en este momento. 1. La Orden del Estado- El 19 de marzo...more
DESALOJOS RESIDENCIALES: LO QUE LOS INQUILINOS NECESITAN SABER- A partir del 22 de enero de 2021 CIERRES PATRONALES- ¿Puedo ser excluido de mi casa durante la emergencia COVID-19? No. Dos órdenes...more
LOCKOUTS- Can I be locked out of my home during the COVID-19 emergency? No. Two different government orders prevent lockouts at this time. The State Order- On March 19, 2020, New Jersey Governor Philip Murphy...more
PATRONAL CLOSURES- Can I be excluded from my home during the COVID-19 emergency? No. Two different government orders prevent lockouts at this time. 1. The Order of the State- On March 19, 2020, New Jersey Governor...more
RESIDENTIAL EVICTIONS: WHAT TENANTS NEED TO KNOW- As of December 3, 2020- PATRONAL CLOSURES- Can I be excluded from my home during the COVID-19 emergency? No. Two different government orders prevent lockouts at...more
On April 24, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order 128, which established new measures aimed at assisting tenants with paying their rent during the COVID-19 pandemic....more
Pennsylvania Court Adds ‘Last Month’s Rent’ to Definition of ‘Security Deposit’ - As most residential landlords know, the Pennsylvania Landlord and Tenant Act (the “Act”) contains comprehensive and complicated rules and...more
Renting a house or apartment in California presents many potential legal pitfalls for tenants and landlords alike. This article is Part 1 of a two-part series listing ten important rights and responsibilities every...more
As most landlords are aware, in 2013, the Iowa Court of Appeals entered a decision in the Staley v Barkalow case, which involved a group of tenants who sued their landlord over the content of their lease agreements....more