Developing Philly: The State of Philadelphia's Tax Abatements in 2022
Accessibility concerns for disabled condo owners
How to Deal with Delinquent Condo Board Members
Condo complaints not in writing?
Assessments, Condos vs. Town Homes
Condo Adviser: Condominium Rules and Enforcement
Condo Adviser: Adjacent Development Rights and Objections
Condo Adviser: What is 'FHA approved,' exactly?
Condo Owners and Dealing with Uncooperative Management Companies
Reserve Funds: Purposes and Common Mistakes
Accessibility Concerns for Disabled Condo Owners
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
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
New York City’s Fair Chance for Housing Act went into effect Jan. 1, 2025. It is intended to address discrimination against individuals with a criminal history in the housing application process. The Act requires all...more
With another interest rate cut, the capital markets appear to be more promising for real estate transactions; time will tell how this month’s elections will impact the real estate industry. ...more
On the multifamily front, transactions are picking up. The benefits of the interest rate cut by the Fed are offset somewhat by the increasingly complex legal and regulatory environment impacting multifamily properties,...more
Effective July 1, 2024, Virginia has implemented several significant changes to its real estate laws. In this year’s installment, tenants get a whole lot of protections (kind of), HOAs are put on a tighter leash, and brokers...more
Effective January 1, 2025, housing providers in New York City will need to think twice about how they use criminal background checks. Local Law No. 24, titled the Fair Chance Housing Act, limits the use of criminal background...more
The Illinois General Assembly has passed legislation that will add a new Section 18.12 to the Illinois Condominium Property Act that will require all condominiums with parking to adopt policies regarding accessible parking...more
The Virginia General Assembly approved a number of bills during its 2024 legislative session. Some of the bills impact, directly or indirectly, common interest communities. The Governor of Virginia signed the following bills...more
Illinois has passed a number of laws effective 1 January 2024 that impact commercial real estate and development. These new laws range from new requirements for residential landlords, first of its kind electric vehicle...more
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
New York City recently adopted Local Law 18, also known as the “Short-Term Rental Registration Law,” which requires owners and/or renters (hosts) who want to rent out their residential units for less than 30 days to register...more
If you’re my vintage, you might remember Steve Martin’s catchy 1978 hit tune, “King Tut,” whose protagonist “lived in a condo made of stone-a.” Good luck getting this out of your head....more
Summary - The Condominium Warranty Claims Clarification Amendment Act of 2022, as proposed, will result in a major shift in many aspects of development in the District of Columbia that may substantially disadvantage...more
Industry experts are predicting strong demand for short-term rentals in 2021, due in large part to a re-opening economy and pent-up demand for travel. While the decision to encourage or restrict short-term rentals varies from...more
Twenty-four members of the New York State Senate on Jan. 27, 2021, introduced S-3082, and 43 members of the New York State Assembly on Feb. 19, 2021, introduced A-5573 (collectively, the bills), which would preclude the...more
Executive Order 2020-72 Allows Limited Resumption of Eviction Lawsuits for Collection of Unpaid Assessments by Illinois Condominium and Common Interest Community Associations....more
However, AB 3182 Creates Ambiguity for Rental Restrictions in CIDs - Consistent with California’s trend of removing barriers to affordable housing, Assembly Bill 3182, which goes into effect on Jan. 1, further limits the...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: New York residential rental building owners, cooperative corporations and condominium associations and their managing agents are left out of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s June 6 Executive Order 202.38 which among...more
Boards of cooperatives and condominiums have faced unique and profound challenges due to COVID-19. To date, boards seeking to take action have had their proverbial hands tied behind their backs during the COVID-19 bans on...more
Ninth Circuit Decision in Apartment-Condominium Conversion Program Dispute - Property owners who claimed the City and County of San Francisco’s apartment-to-condominium building conversion program’s lifetime lease...more
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic when more condo and coop board business is being conducted electronically than ever before, the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (SHIELD Act) will go into effect on...more
Effective October 1, Virginia will recodify several laws related to conveyance of real estate and rental property, settlement and recordation of real estate, and common interest communities, including condominiums, HOAs, and...more
• New York's Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019, which was enacted and became effective on June 14, 2019, will have a sizable impact on a landlord's ability to convert buildings to cooperatives and...more
Short-Term Rentals Continue to Gain Market Share - ("Booking Holdings breaks down private accommodation revenues for first time, now at 20% of total," Phocuswire, Feb 27, 2019) Alternative accommodations, including...more