Tenant Landlord Articles

2024

• Q&A with Spencer Bailey | Eviction defense lawyer pushes appellate courts to decide tenant issues

• Sexual extortion and intimidation: DOJ goes after unscrupulous landlords

• State legislature passes anti-renter discrimination bills

• Californians won’t pay more than one month’s rent for security deposits under new law

• Pritzker could sign reusable tenant screening bill, further regulating landlords

• Trouble at the Rent Guidelines Board

• New Georgia law giving renters greater protections now in effect

• Settlement reached with local landlord

• A $669B debt wave is looming as apartment rents take a turn

• Housing is now unaffordable for a record half of all U.S. renters, study finds

• Independence Towers residents say landlord has ignored demands to fix complex

• If Tennessee landlord doesn't fix problems, you can't afford to sue them or move, what are you supposed to do?

• Settlement Reached with Warren County Landlord Who Shut Off Water to Occupied Properties

• New law governing Tenant Screening Fees now in effect

• Stubbornly High Rents Prevent Fed From Finishing Inflation Fights

• Rents are rising faster than wages across the country, especially in these cities

• Rents grew faster than wages in 88% of US metros since 2019 amid affordability crisis

• Who owns that apartment? California agency says it will take millions to find out

• States scramble to close legal loopholes squatters use to take homes from owners

• Tenants at Emerson Apartments in New Haven file retaliatory complaint with the city after getting eviction notices last week

• Landlord that booted immigrants near OSU also displacing dozens of Northwest Columbus families

• District justice gives primer to landlords group about legal rights

• Fair housing advocates, housing providers divided on proposed renter landlord ordinance amendments

• Georgia landlord ordered to pay nearly $600K for sexually harassing tenants for over 15 years

• Long-time Milwaukee landlord George Sessler convicted of felony racketeering

• Rent board eyes up to 4.5% hike, loses confidence of landlords, tenants

• Tenants move out of troubled Hot Springs apartment complex after year of controversy

• More tenants in Kansas City and St. Louis are being evicted: ‘I was scared’

• In L.A., thousands of newer apartments have rent caps. Tenants don’t always know.

• Residents frustrated with mobile home landlord

• New Georgia tenant bill adds more protection for renters

• Large loophole in our Landlord-Tenant Act'; know your rights as a renter, landlord

• Elmira landlords respond to city’s new monthly “worst landlords” list

• What to know about one of Milwaukee's biggest landlords: The housing authority

• State Attorney General Tim Griffin issues statement on Ruling against Little Rock landlord

• Updated State Landlord/Tenant guide could become law

• Property value sticker shock: Homeowners, landlord react to increase on property value assessments

• What can a tenant do if a landlord files an inaccurate credit report?

• Elmira City Council Passes Resolution to Hold Landlords Accountable

• Lawsuits filed over software company that may be driving up rent prices

• Landlords lose major rent control battle in Bay Area city

• Spokane City Council will consider requiring 4 to 6 months’ notice before landlords can raise rent by much

• NY’s Housing Deal Is Here. What Does It Mean for Tenant Stability?

• L.A. council member to seek more money to help tenants in Chinatown apartment building

• Most Seattle Area Renters Report Big Rent Hikes in the Past 12 months

• The Shocking Reason Your Rent Is So Damn High

• Landlords in the Crosshair

• How is this legal?': Tenant on month-to-month lease left short on options when landlord Becovic decides to renovate

• LA City Council to Consider $15M Deal to Assist Tenants in Chinatown Apartment

• Feds Move To Foreclose On Troubled Kenwood Apartments After Landlord Goes ‘AWOL’

• “Working-class people can use the courts and the political system,” said Daniel Denvir, cofounder of Reclaim R.I. “But nothing beats actual, collective organization and the sort of power that can wield.”

• Finding an apartment may be easier for California pet owners under new legislation

• Colorado landlords will have to offer lease extensions as Gov. Polis signs ‘for cause’ evictions bill

• Inflation is more stubborn than expected this year. One reason is rising rents

• Are you on a month-to-month lease in Wisconsin? Here's what to know

• Tenants Groups Rally For More Protection Against Evictions Without Cause

• Winston-Salem tenants want to buy apartments promised to private developer

• Religious leaders draw up a plan to combat rising rents in Miami-Dade. The mayor signs on

• Rents still rising but investors are seeing slower annual increases: CoreLogic

• Can a landlord keep your security deposit for not repainting apartment?

• Morrisania tenants sue landlords of South Bronx residence, citing several open violations

• Meet the volunteer lawyers trying to protect Boston tenants from eviction

• Utah landlord rep tells tenants to ask for charity, sell TVs and take out loans to cover rent

• Oceanside continues to spread awareness about tenant rights

• Bridgeport tenants fight back against new out-of-state landlord forcing evictions

• Housing advisory board hosts landlord, tenants rights forum

• Metro Portland Apartment Vacancies Rise, but Rents Don’t Fall

• Proposed Missouri law would shield landlords from local anti-discrimination policies

• How landlords and tenants are reacting to a changing rental market

• Landlords push back against Concord tenant-protection ordinance

• Georgia legislature poised to pass milestone tenant-protection law — “baby steps” in right direction

• Landlord-tenant bills provide drama in ‘Crossover Day’ House action

• Senators adopt compromise on bill concerning tenant and landlord rights

• Price fixing by algorithm is still price fixing

• Changes proposed in Iowa’s landlord-tenant law

• A landlord's 2-year, $80,000 effort to evict a non-paying tenant

• Landlord Pushes Tenants Out Despite Getting State Money

• 5 New Laws Washington State Landlords Should Be Prepared For in 2024

• Tacoma tenant protection law in full effect despite city’s lack of engagement

• Housing is now unaffordable for a record half of all U.S. renters, study finds

• New landlord-tenant laws take effect in California

• 2024 U.S. housing market poised for the largest influx of multifamily housing supply since the Nixon era

• Bill would keep landlord honest about apartment for rent

• New renters’ protections take effect in 2024

2023

• Governor Hochul Signs Legislation to Strengthen Protections for Rent Stabilized Tenants Throughout New York State

• What You Should Know About Tenant Rights

• What’s new in rental housing law for 2024

• Tenants Are Suing Landlords for Allegedly Price-Fixing Rents with Software and the Feds Could Get Involved

• Oregon rent increases will be capped at 10% in 2024

• Kenmore faces lawsuit over tenant protection laws passed in 2022

• Renters now have more rights in Colorado

• These tenants fought one of America's largest corporate landlords — and scored some wins

• UM report: $8.2M in federal rental aid spent on Detroit landlords who evicted tenants

• Landlord and tenant disputes can be tricky. Here’s how to navigate them in Central Georgia.

• Wisconsin appellate court rules against mega-landlord Berrada in eviction case

• Biden administration unveils renter protections

2022

• Los Angeles Is Refusing to Enforce Hard-Won Tenant Protections

• More than 60,000 Rent-Stabilized Apartments Are Now Vacant — and Tenant Advocates Say Landlords Are Holding Them for ‘Ransom’

• Rent Going Up? One Company’s Algorithm Could Be Why.

• Corporate landlords used aggressive tactics to push out more tenants than was known

• Tenant rights in Nevada revealed amid rapid rent increases

• Harrell Vetoes Bill That Would Have Provided Data Transparency on Seattle Rents

• A Landlord ‘Underestimated’ His Tenants. Now They Could Own the Building.