Landlord and Tenant Lease Risk Reduction for the Cannabis Industry
Lead Exposure Claims: Proactive Strategies for Effective Resolution
Managing Apartment Turnover: From Launch to $10M Series A, with Rent Ready's Jonathan Kite
RAD Conversions for MOD Rehab/MOD Rehab SRO Projects
Condo Owners and Dealing with Uncooperative Management Companies
Welcome to the latest edition of Overriding Interest. Inside this issue: - New Joiners - Articles of Interest - Events - Case Reports...more
Friday June 14, Governor DeSantis signed HB 1021, which places significant new burdens on condominium managers and directors. This bill is effective July 1, 2024, although some new requirements have later effective dates. ...more
On May 31, 2024, Governor DeSantis signed the largest of three new bills that will have a significant impact on homeowners’ associations (HOAs). House Bill 1203, House Bill 59, and House Bill 293 introduce a range of new...more
The Colorado Legislature has taken a hard look this session at issues facing common interest communities and unit owners within them, considering several bills related to attorney fees in homeowner association ("HOA")...more
In a landmark settlement, a property management company and its landlord have agreed to pay a significant sum following allegations of violating the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA). The U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern...more
As of January 1, 2024, a Rhode Island law prohibits landlords, rental agents, and property managers from charging application fees in connection with tenant rental applications. Application fees include credit checks,...more
Welcome to the second edition of The Leisure Law Insider! It will be released quarterly, covering the latest news and developments in leisure and hospitality law, regulation, and policy. Expect content on hotels, franchising,...more
In the previous alert, we covered the Illinois Landlord and Tenant Act, along with the Radon Awareness Act and several others. Here we will go over changes to the Electric Vehicle Charging Act and how it could affect the...more
2024 brought several changes that affect Chicago-area residential property owners and property managers. We will run through some of those changes in order to provide insights into how they affect obligations moving forward....more
New York City’s legislation amending the New York City Human Rights Law, Local Law 61 of 2023, prohibits discrimination based on a person’s height or weight in employment, housing, and public accommodations. The new law took...more
This article discusses a recent District of Columbia (DC) case, which pitted a medical marijuana user against a neighbor who complained that marijuana smoke affected quiet enjoyment of her home....more
Earlier this month, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) filed a Charge of Discrimination (Charge) alleging that landlord N. Clark LLC (Landlord) and its managing member Kathleen Cresson unlawfully...more
Biometric building access controls (i.e., “smart access” technologies) have become increasingly popular among residential and commercial property managers for the enhanced security benefits that these solutions provide. The...more
Commercial tenants frequently hire contractors to perform work in their leased space. If the tenant does not pay the contractor, can the contractor record a lien against the leased premises? In Oregon, it will likely depend...more
As potential tenants and property owners increasingly turn to the internet for research, maintaining a positive online image is vital for the success and growth of property management businesses. Effective online reputation...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
Numerous condominiums and homeowner associations have Governing Documents, or rules and regulations that regulate leasing, including restriction to whom owners may rent. Many associations base their decisions on the results...more
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a consultation paper on the levels of insurance commissions and the practice of brokers sharing commissions with landlords and/or property managers when arranging buildings...more
The New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR), which addresses and prevents housing discrimination in New Jersey, has increased its enforcement measures over the past 18 months. The increase in enforcement coincides with a...more
This week the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced plans for additional steps it plans to take related to criminal history screening. This comes on the heels of the Consumer Financial Protection...more
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems captured considerable attention with the release of a large language chatbot, ChatGPT, by OpenAI, in November of last year. On March 14, OpenAI unveiled GPT-4, a more powerful “multimodal”...more
Many may have recently seen sensational headlines like "Family of toddler sues Airbnb after child dies from fentanyl" and "Baby killed by fentanyl exposure in Florida Airbnb," and were left questioning whether such a lawsuit...more
In the first part of our series on Energy Efficiency, we looked at the backdrop and the various factors at play in relation to the target of achieving net-zero by 2050. In this article, we will explore how that backdrop is...more
One of my mantras when preparing contracts and company policies is “to be careful what you incentivize. This article discusses the "cobra effect" and why it's critical when preparing legal documents to consider what behavior...more
Sheesh. I would think so! Here's a story for you: Some investors bought an apartment complex in Houston with the plan to fix it up and flip it. They decided the Property Manager wasn't doing a good job, so they fired her...more