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Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC

Changes to Commercial Guarantees in Seattle

Landlords that lease commercial property in Seattle need to be aware of major changes to the Municipal Code. Seattle recently enacted Ordinance 126982, which introduces significant regulations for commercial property lessors...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

CA Security Deposit Limits Effective 7/1

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

K&L Gates LLP

New Illinois Laws for 2024 Affecting Real Estate

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Illinois has passed a number of laws effective 1 January 2024 that impact commercial real estate and development. These new laws range from new requirements for residential landlords, first of its kind electric vehicle...more

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Key Issues When Navigating A Tenant's Bankruptcy

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Recently, two significant distressed companies with thousands of commercial leases, Rite Aid Corp. and WeWork Inc., each filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, seeking in part to rationalize their geographic footprints through...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

[Webinar] So You Want to Be a Landlord? Rise in Residential Housing Class Actions - September 14th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT

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

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

Notice Landlords – New Changes Coming To Virginia Law

The Virginia Residential Landlord Tenant Act governs the relationship between landlords and tenants in Virginia, whether large or small, formal or informal, between a tenant and a large apartment complex, or between two...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Tenants Beware: When Your Deposit Lacks Security

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

Cozen O'Connor

AG Frosh Settles with Kushner-Backed Management Co. Over Alleged Rental Violations

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Maryland AG Brian Frosh reached a settlement with Westminster Management, LLC—a company owned by the family of Jared Kushner—to resolve allegations that Westminster and several related corporate entities (collectively,...more

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Coops Now Exempt from the 2019 Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act

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On December 22, 2021, Governor Hochul signed into law legislation that exempts most private cooperatives (coops) from the 2019 Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act (HSPTA). In our September 5, 2019 Alert, we...more

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Co-ops Now Exempt from Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act

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While we look ahead to all that 2022 has to offer, we want to make sure you are aware of some significant developments impacting co-ops that took place at the end of 2021. On December 22, 2021, Governor Hochul signed a law...more

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Residential Evictions: What Tenants Need To Know - April 2021

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LOCKOUTS- Can I be locked out of my home during the COVID-19 emergency? No. Two different government orders prevent lockouts at this time. 1.The State Order On March 19, 2020, New Jersey Governor Philip Murphy issued...more

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Residential Evictions: What Tenants Need To Know - UPDATED March 2021 #2

LOCKOUTS- Can I be locked out of my home during the COVID-19 emergency? No. Two different government orders prevent lockouts at this time. 1. The State Order- On March 19, 2020, New Jersey Governor Philip...more

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Residential Evictions: What Tenants Need To Know (Spanish) - March 2021

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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

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Residential Evictions: What Tenants Need To Know - UPDATED January 2020 # 2

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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

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Residential Evictions: What Tenants Need To Know - UPDATED December 2020 #2

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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

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Residential Evictions: What Tenants Need to Know (Spanish) -UPDATED December 2020 #2

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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

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Residential Evictions: What Tenants Need To Know - UPDATED December 2020

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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

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Residential Evictions: What Tenants Need to Know (Spanish) - UPDATED December 2020

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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

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Not So Powerful: When a Compensatory Damages Award Becomes an Excluded Disgorgement

Insurance coverage often turns on strange questions. The Eleventh Circuit’s decision this summer in AEGIS Electric & Gas International Services Limited v. ECI Management LLC, 967 F.3d 1216 (11th Cir. 2020), is one of those...more

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Residential Evictions: What Tenants Need to Know

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LOCKOUTS Can I be locked out of my home during the COVID-19 emergency? No. On March 19, 2020, New Jersey Governor Philip Murphy issued Executive Order 106, which immediately suspends evictions throughout the state. This...more

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NJ Allows Expanded Use Of Security Deposits For Rent Payments During Pandemic

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The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed widespread financial hardships on all sectors of the New Jersey economy. One area particularly impacted is residential rental arrangements and the ability of tenants to continue with their...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order Allowing Tenants to Use Security Deposit to Pay Rent

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

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

California Commercial Tenant Security Deposits in a COVID-19 World

In the wake of government-ordered moratoriums on commercial tenant evictions, how does a California commercial tenant’s security deposit come into play as an available landlord remedy for a lease default? Commercial lease...more

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Tips For Negotiating With Landlords Amid COVID-19

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The Covid-19 pandemic has shut down most of the economy and retailers are among the businesses that could be closed for months. Even when they reopen, they will have suffered devastating losses of revenue. For most of...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

PA Residential Landlords Beware!

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

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