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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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Chicago’s So-Called “Anti-Gentrification” Ordinance Has Potential Impacts on Apartment Owners and Lenders on Chicago’s Northwest...

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Chicago enacted the “Northwest Side Housing Preservation Ordinance,” an ordinance that many are referring to as the “anti-gentrification” ordinance. Despite the grandiose moniker, the ordinance breaks down to two specific...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

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California’s New Statewide “Just Cause Eviction” And “Anti-Rent Gouging” Law

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With the enactment of Assembly Bill 1482, signed by Governor Newsom in October 2019, the California legislature imposed a “just cause” limitation on lease terminations, non-renewals, or evictions for most California...more

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California Passes Rent Cap and Eviction Protections with AB 1482

In September, the California Legislature approved AB 1482, the Tenant Protection Act of 2019. Governor Newsom signed the bill on October 8, making California the third state this year to impose statewide residential rent...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

Fair Housing Update: PA Supreme Court Orders Lower Court To Reconsider Its Decision to Strike Ordinance Requiring Pittsburgh...

Earlier this year, we wrote about the recent Commonwealth Court case, Apartment Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh v. Pittsburgh, in which the Court struck down a Pittsburgh ordinance that would require landlords to...more

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Short-Term Rental Update: Vacasa as the first STR platform to directly connect to Google Hotels; Marriott selects BookingPal as...

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Vacasa is the First STR Platform to Directly Connect to Google Hotels - ("Google Signals Its Vacation Rental Ambitions With Vacasa Direct-Connect," Skift Travel News on Sep 5, 2019) Big news from our friends at Vacasa...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Battle for Rent Control May Not be Over

In the months leading to the election, cities and counties began to adopt resolutions and other measures to advance potential rent control measures. In Los Angeles, the City Council approved a Resolution in support of...more

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Can Zoning Stop Property Owners from Renting?

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Local governments may not rely on zoning rules to prohibit renters in multi-family housing developments. Many local governments (and residents) prefer property owners living in their communities rather than tenants. This...more

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Housing is Top of Mind: Results of Bay Area Affordable Housing and Rent Control Measures

With rising housing costs remaining a priority concern for the region, affordable housing had a major presence on Bay Area ballots this November. As detailed below, voters in three municipalities and three counties across the...more

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