With the summer wave of state legislative adjournments ending, residential property managers are confronting a new landscape of regulatory obligations. Several states and municipalities have enacted or finalized laws and...more
7/15/2025
/ Disclosure Requirements ,
Fees ,
Leases ,
Marketing ,
Municipalities ,
New Legislation ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rental Property ,
Residential Leases ,
Residential Property Owners ,
State and Local Government ,
State Legislatures ,
Transparency
Under a Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) proposed rule published April 10, new procedural protections would apply to criminal history screening of rental applicants to HUD-assisted housing....more
4/18/2024
/ Administrative Procedure ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Criminal Records ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
Housing Discrimination ,
HUD ,
Landlords ,
Proposed Rules ,
Rental Property ,
Residential Leases ,
Screening Procedures ,
Tenants
The White House today brought attention to new state laws and voluntary industry practices that limit fees charged to renters and increase the transparency of those fees, noting the burden such fees impose on American...more
7/20/2023
/ Biden Administration ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fees ,
HUD ,
Information Reports ,
Public Housing Authorities ,
Rental Property ,
Residential Leases ,
Screening Procedures ,
Tenants