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Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

When “preserving value” isn’t enough: what Broadway Realty teaches about lender rights in bankruptcy

A recent decision from the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has drawn a sharp line for real estate owners seeking to use lender cash in bankruptcy.1 In denying Broadway Realty’s motion to access...more

Williams Mullen

Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Reform: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s Effect on Affordable Housing

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On July 3, 2025, the United States House of Representatives passed the final version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “Act”), which was subsequently signed into law by the President on July 4, 2025. ...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

July DC TOPA Reform and Maryland Tenant Bill of Rights Alert

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Happy Independence Week to our readers. 249 years after our great country declared its independence, will some multifamily owners and investors soon be free from TOPA? ...more

Jones Day

Bridging the Gap: Supply Shortfalls and Soaring Demand in the UK Build-to-Rent Sector

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The UK faces a significant housing crisis due to an acute shortage of homes caused by high capital costs, increasing construction and development expenses, regulatory and political uncertainty, and persistent delays in the...more

Frost Brown Todd

Short-Term Rental Bans Are Back in the Takings Spotlight

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The U. S. District Court for the North District of Illinois recently enjoined the Village of Glen Ellyn from enforcing its short-term rental ban. The court granted a request for a temporary restraining order, which...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Mass. Land Court Rules Short Term Rentals Aren’t a Lawful Accessory Use in Nantucket Zoning District

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In a case of significant interest to the legal community and especially to Nantucket property owners, the Land Court recently issued its long-awaited decision in Ward v. Town of Nantucket (pdf) (Ward II), concerning the...more

Gould + Ratner LLP

What is a Rent-Ready Credit in Multifamily Real Estate?

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A rent-ready credit is a legal provision commonly included in a multifamily real estate purchase agreement that allows a buyer to recover turnover costs at closing. The credit is used to cover the costs needed to make vacant...more

Offit Kurman

New D.C. Law on Pet Fees & Policies – What to Know for October

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The newly enacted Pets in Housing Amendment Act of 2024 D.C. law will impose significant new limits on pet-related fees and restrictions for rental housing providers. For leases starting on or after October 1, 2025: You may...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Significant tax benefits for owners of long-term rental buildings

Owners of buildings designated for long-term rentals are entitled to significant tax benefits that are being granted in order to encourage the construction of buildings that include residential apartments earmarked for...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Rhode Island AG Targets Real Estate Management and Development Firm for Alleged Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices

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In mid-April, Rhode Island Attorney General (AG) Peter F. Neronha announced a settlement with A.R. Building Company, Inc. (ARBC), a national real estate management and development business with properties throughout Rhode...more

Hogan Lovells

UK Building Safety Levy coming into force in Autumn 2026

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Key takeaways The Building Safety Levy will come into effect in Autumn 2026. The Building Safety Act 2022 gave the government the power to impose a building safety levy on new residential buildings requiring certain building...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

House and Senate Begin Preparing Housing Plans

Across the country, housing costs are steadily rising due to the growing shortage of homes available to sell or rent. With new leadership in key House and Senate committees and provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act set...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

What We’re Watching: Peebles, et al. v. JRK Property Holdings, Inc.

What We’re Watching:  Peebles, et al. v. JRK Property Holdings, Inc. Massachusetts SJC hears arguments on what is “Reasonable Wear and Tear” under the Security Deposit Statute - On April 7, 2025, the Supreme Judicial Court...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Short Term Rentals in Rhode Island: Municipality Restrictions and Subsequent Litigation

The legality and regulation of Short Term Rentals, which in some municipalities are defined as “guest house” or “transient guest facility” uses (“STRs”), has, with the explosion in popularity and use of hosting platform...more

Foster Garvey PC

This Week in Travel: NDC Progress, Booking.com Scrutiny, and AI Momentum in the Industry

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Good Sunday morning from Seatle . . . Our Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, April 4, is below. This week’s Update features a number of follow up stories on topics covered in recent Updates, including...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Court Enjoins Landlord from Reporting Withheld Rent Payments to Credit Reporting Agencies

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On March 11, 2025, the New York County Civil Court issued an injunction under the New York Fair Credit Reporting Act (NYFCRA) barring a landlord from reporting to the credit reporting agencies (CRAs) the withheld rent...more

Winstead PC

An Unanticipated Complication of Investing in SFR: Investors Sometimes End Up Being HOA Managers

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Build-to-Rent (“BTR”) is a subsector of Single Family Rentals (“SFR”). As a subsector of SFR, BTR occupies a unique space within the U.S. residential rental market. The broader category of SFR includes scattered homes for...more

Tyson & Mendes LLP

California: Key Laws and Regulations to Watch in 2025

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California’s largest insurance reform in over 30 years is being implemented through regulations passed by the Department of Insurance’s Sustainable Insurance Strategy (“SIS”). These changes address insurance availability and...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

New Massachusetts Business Rule Continues Recent Regulation of Rental Price Disclosures

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A rule governing Unfair and Deceptive Fees (940 CMR 38.00) published March 3 by the Massachusetts Attorney General sets new Total Price disclosure obligations in marketing and sales for a wide set of covered businesses,...more

Carlton Fields

SB 1103: What California Landlords and Tenants Need to Know

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Senate Bill 1103, which took effect on January 1, 2025, amends sections 827, 1632, 1946.1, and 1950.9 of the California Civil Code. This legislation grants new lease protections to “qualified commercial tenants.”...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

New York State Amends 2024 Bed Bug Disclosure Law

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New York’s bed bug disclosure law, Real Property Law § 235-j, has been amended to provide landlords and lessors additional time to comply with the law’s disclosure requirements and to limit the tenants and lessees entitled to...more

Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP

Chicago’s Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Ordinance Takes Effect on Northwest Side

The city of Chicago’s recently established Tenant Opportunity to Purchase (“TOP”) program for rental buildings on the city’s northwest side is now being enforced as of March 1, 2025, by the Department of Housing. The program...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Stay ADvised: 2025, Issue 5

FTC Continues Junk Fee Quest With Lawsuit Targeting Largest Rental Manager - In its quest to police what it considers to be junk fees, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has joined forces with Colorado's Attorney General...more

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Real Estate & Construction News Roundup (2/26/25) – Uncertainty for Renters, a Record-High Hotel Project Pipeline and Hybrid Hopes...

In our latest roundup, hybrid work creates hope for the office sector, Texas lawmakers ease office-to-residential conversations, service-based tenants are expected to lease more retail space, and more!...more

Clark Hill PLC

Recent Changes to Illinois Real Estate Law Affecting Landlords, Tenants in 2025

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2025 brought over 300 changes to the laws of the State of Illinois. Some of these new laws impact the relationship between landlords and tenants and also impose further restrictions on condominium associations. At the start...more

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