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Client Alert: Sarasota Vacation Rental Ordinance 25-5560

On July 21, 2025, the Sarasota City Commission unanimously adopted Ordinance 25-5560, amending Chapter 34.5 of the City Code governing vacation rentals (the Vacation Rental Ordinance). The new ordinance builds on the City of...more

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NYC Limits Housing Discrimination Based on Criminal Background: Is ‘Criminal History’ History?

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Housing providers are required to comply with the New York City Fair Chance Housing Act, Local Law 24, which prohibits discrimination toward prospective and current housing occupants based on criminal history, if they choose...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

District of Columbia TOPA Reform Alert

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When District of Columbia Council Chairman Phil Mendelson introduced the Rebalancing Expectations for Neighbors, Tenants and Landlords (RENTAL) Act, there were high hopes that much needed reform to the Tenant Opportunity 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

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LA City Imposes New Registration Requirements (and Fees) for Landlords

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The LA City Council passed an amendment to the Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance (JCO), which went into effect January 27, 2025. It applies to most landlords who own and lease residential property within the city, if they are...more

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SB24-231: Major Updates to Colorado Liquor Laws

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As of January 1, 2025, the Colorado Department of Revenue’s Liquor and Tobacco Enforcement Division implemented new liquor rules to enforce SB24-231, which became law in 2024. The new law vastly modified the alcohol industry...more

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New York City's Fair Chance Housing Law Restricts Criminal Background Checks

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New York City's Fair Chance for Housing Act (known as Local Law 24 or the Fair Chance Law) became effective on Jan. 1, 2025. The Fair Chance Law prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of a purchaser's or tenant's...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Short-Term Rental Registry Launches in British Columbia

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On January 20, 2025, the Government made regulations under the Act (the regulations) and launched the short-term rental registry (the Registry)....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

National Rent Control, Prince George’s County Enacts New Rent Control, Montgomery County Poised to Adopt Regulations for Rent...

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Rent control continues to be headline news, with local legislation being enacted and national legislation being proposed. The rent control law in Prince George’s County was enacted yesterday and it appears that the rent...more

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Miami-Dade County Adopts Ordinance Enacting Disclosure Requirements for Sellers/Lessors of Properties Containing Grease Traps

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All sellers or lessors of properties containing Fats, Oils, and Grease (FOG) generators, as defined in section 24-5(113) of the Code of Miami-Dade County (Code), are now required to disclose, at the time of conveyance or...more

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Short-Term Rental Proposal is Latest Threat to Airbnb/Vrbo Business Model

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In many states, the tide appears to be turning against short-term rentals. With restrictions on short-term rentals, such as Airbnb and Vrbo, on the rise, businesses operating short-term rental properties are running out of...more

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New Commercial Lease Restrictions in the City of Seattle

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In the last month of the most progressive Seattle City Council term in recent history, the Council passed an ordinance restricting a landlord’s right to use certain security measures for commercial leases in the City....more

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Montgomery County, Maryland Adopts 6% Cap on Rent Increases

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Montgomery County has enacted a comprehensive rent stabilization law that will limit annual rent increases for rental housing in the County to three percent plus CPI, with a maximum limit of 6%. The law...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Landlords Get Ready: San Diego Residential Tenant Protection Ordinance Will Exceed AB 1482 Requirements

More than 3 years ago, the State legislature adopted the Tenant Protection Act of 2019, commonly referred to as Assembly Bill (“AB”) 1482, which – among other things – generally prohibits landlords from terminating...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

Court Strikes Down Pittsburgh Landlord Ordinance as Government Overreach

On March 17, 2023, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania struck down a City of Pittsburgh ordinance known as the Residential Housing Rental Permit Program, Chapter 781—a resounding victory for local landlords. The Pittsburgh...more

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New Requirements for Landlords Under Orange County Tenant’s Bill of Rights

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On March 1, 2023, Orange County, Florida's Ordinance No. 2023-06 went into effect. The ordinance creates the new Office of Tenant Services and requires landlords to comply with new rules regarding notice requirements for rent...more

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Los Angeles City Council Dramatically Expands Permanent Renter Protections

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A countywide eviction moratorium is also extended until March 31, 2023. The Los Angeles City Council recently passed a package of ordinances aimed at providing residential tenants in Los Angeles (the City) with permanent...more

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The Ongoing Effects of COVID-19 in Landlord-Tenant Law

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New York City enacted Administrative Code Section 22-1005, known as the "Guaranty Law" prohibiting enforcement of personal guaranties supporting commercial leases, in May 2020. The law applies to defaults that occurred...more

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Orange County Commissioners Approve Rent Stabilization Measure for November Ballot

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At its August 9, 2022 meeting, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners narrowly voted 4-3 in favor of placing a Rent Stabilization Ordinance on the November ballot. Commissioner Bonilla, Commissioner Gomez Cordero,...more

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San Francisco Requires 10-Day Warning to Tenants Prior to Eviction Proceedings, and Property Owners File Suit

On March 14, 2022, a new eviction ordinance took effect, amending the San Francisco Administrative Code to require that landlords provide residential tenants a 10-day written warning and opportunity to cure prior to...more

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New County Rule to Reshape Residential Tenancies across Miami-Dade

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Landlords in Miami-Dade County must now provide certain residential tenants with at least 60 days’ written notice before terminating a tenancy or imposing a rent increase of 5 percent or more....more

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City Council Forces Landlords to Raise Rent on Residential Units

Pittsburgh City Council voted to enact a program that will require registration, fees and inspections for all residential rentals within City limits, starting in May. This same program was proposed and put to vote years ago,...more

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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms the Constitutionality of Local Ordinance Requiring Landlords to Pay a Tenant Relocation...

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On February 1, 2022, the Ninth Circuit released its opinion in Ballinger v. City of Oakland 1 affirming the district court’s dismissal of a lawsuit in which the plaintiffs claimed that the City of Oakland’s Uniform...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

Fair Housing Update: PA Supreme Court Strikes Ordinance Requiring Pittsburgh Landlords to Accept Section 8 Vouchers

Last week, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a decision that affirms the Commonwealth Court’s ruling that the City of Pittsburgh cannot require landlords in the city to participate in the federal Section 8 voucher...more

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass

SF Board of Supervisors Pursues COVID-19 Residential Tenant Protections, Adapting to State Law Changes

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors continues to pursue options for COVID-19 tenant protections, in anticipation of the September 30, 2021 expiration of State protections of residential tenants from eviction for...more

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