With the New Year under way, we wanted to provide updates on legislative activity and other developments affecting multifamily properties in the region and across the country, including Maryland Building Energy Performance...more
1/20/2025
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Climate Change ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Policies ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Multi-Family Development ,
Price Gouging ,
Real Estate Development ,
Rent Control ,
State and Local Government ,
Tax Incentives
Happy Holidays to all. We are still hopeful that Santa brings everyone some relief from rent control and other multifamily restrictions (we heard that the new BEPS Regulations preclude Santa from leaving coal for legislators...more
1/3/2024
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Condominiums ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fees ,
Housing Market ,
Landlords ,
Multi-Family Development ,
Rent ,
Rent Control ,
Rent Stabilization Codes ,
Rental Property ,
Right of First Refusal ,
Tenants
Our most recent Alert included details and updates on rent control, proposed FTC regulation of rental housing junk fees, security camera mandates, and new ROFR proposals. Here is a link to the November 15 Alert. Below are...more
12/11/2023
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Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Landlords ,
Multi-Family Development ,
Price-Fixing ,
Rent ,
Rent Control ,
Rent Stabilization Codes ,
Rental Property ,
Right of First Refusal ,
Tenants
This two-part podcast repurposes our most recent webinar on the latest salvo of actions in the Biden Administration’s initiative directed at combatting so-called “junk fees.” Launched in January 2022, the initiative shows no...more
Our most recent Client Alert provided updates on our Rent Control Coalition, the new Howard County and Montgomery County ROFR and Rent Control legislation, new FTC Junk Fee proposals, and several other important matters...more
11/16/2023
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Fees ,
Financial Services Committee ,
Landlords ,
Multi-Family Development ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rent ,
Rent Control ,
Rental Property ,
Right of First Refusal ,
Tenants
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The Prince George’s County Council recently approved the Rent Stabilization Act of 2023 (Act), which limits residential rent increases to 3 percent for the next year. Separately, the Consumer Financial Protection...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal Trade Commission issued a request for information (RFI) yesterday seeking comment on “background screening issues affecting individuals who seek rental housing in the...more
Last week, the Biden Administration released a “Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights” (Blueprint), which sets forth five principles intended to “create a shared baseline for fairness for renters in the housing market” and...more