On April 17, the Virginia legislature enrolled HB 1519 into law, which amended provisions of the Virginia Code related to fees for electronic fund transfers. The legislation amended the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to...more
The Law Commission’s review of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 was announced in Spring 2023, with a consultation paper – setting out the existing law, the problems with it, and possible solutions - anticipated by December...more
The drumbeat to increase regulation of tenant screening continues, this time in Michigan. On June 15, Michigan state Representative Brenda Carter (D-29) introduced House Bill 4818, which proposes to amend landlord-tenant...more
The creation of a Residential Sites and Structures Locator database, changes in the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, and a ban on foreign farmers are just some of the substantive changes to Virginia real estate...more
Where the parties can’t agree on the terms of a renewal lease under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, the Court has the power to decide those terms. But how does the court balance the competing demands of a landlord - keen to...more
More than 3 years ago, the State legislature adopted the Tenant Protection Act of 2019, commonly referred to as Assembly Bill (“AB”) 1482, which – among other things – generally prohibits landlords from terminating...more
The First Tier Tribunal (FTT) has allowed a landlord to dispense with the statutory requirement to consult with leaseholders prior to carrying out substantial fire safety works to a multi-storey residential building....more
In their judgment this week in the case of Aviva Investors Ground Rent GP Limited v Williams, the Supreme Court has curtailed the First Tier Tribunal’s jurisdiction to intervene in residential service charges. The reduction...more
The Arkansas Generally Assembly recently passed legislation affecting rights and duties of landlords and tenants in Arkansas. While Arkansas has been historically pro-landlord—and predominantly remains so—Act 1052 at least...more
In S. Franses Limited v The Cavendish Hotel (London) Limited [2021] the High Court had to determine a number of issues including, importantly, what rent would be payable by the tenant under the terms of its renewal leases of...more
In a recent Arizona Court of Appeals case, Ibarra v. Gastelum, 2020 WL 4218020 (7/23/20), the Court of Appeals addressed the question whether – in a tenant’s personal injury claim against the landlord – a landlord’s violation...more
Due to the recent coronavirus outbreak, many non-essential Florida businesses have been forced to temporarily close. Other businesses have been forced to scale back operations, such as restaurants being limited to offering...more
In Joella v. Cole, 2019 PA Super. 313, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently considered whether a tenant, alleged by the landlord’s property insurance carrier to have carelessly caused a fire, was an implied co-insured...more
The case of London Kendal Street No3 Limited v Daejan Investments Limited (2019) provides some useful guidance on what a landlord needs to show in order to successfully oppose a tenant’s right to renew its tenancy on the...more
A recent Pennsylvania Superior Court decision, although non-precedential, reaffirms the need for landlords to satisfy any conditions precedent prior to bringing a collection claim and to assert such claim within four (4)...more
The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 (the Act) came into force on 20 March 2019 (the Enforcement Date) and amends the existing legislation contained within sections 8 and 10 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985...more
The Supreme Court has handed down its judgment in the case of S Franses Limited v The Cavendish Hotel (London) Ltd in the most important 1954 Act case for decades. ...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
In Pennsylvania, landlords are prohibited from employing self-help evictions when dealing with tenants and former tenants. However, querry if such prohibition exists when property owners seek to evict trespassers. Trespassers...more
Recent statistics indicate that tenants are asking for more from landlords in a variety of different asset classes, and most landlords are left with having to say yes. The leverage in lease negotiations appears to have...more
Knowing Local Laws and Rights for Short-Term Rental Success - Services such as Airbnb and VRBO offer service-sharing alternatives to traditional hotels and rentals. Indeed, these online platforms now provide a...more