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Kerr Russell

Sixth Circuit Upholds Rental Inspection Ordinances: No Fourth Amendment Violation in Conditioning Licenses on Warrantless...

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Whether you are a residential rental property owner or a tenant, odds are at some point you are going to encounter a rental inspection ordinance. Following the housing market crash in 2008, rental inspection ordinances grew...more

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Months Later, Questions Remain for the Implementation of Rent Control in Montgomery County

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New rent control legislation in Montgomery County (Rent Stabilization Bill (15-23)), signed into law by the County Executive on July 24, 2023 after a marathon legislative session, caps annual increases of base rent for...more

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DC Metro COVID-19 Legislation/Regulations Impacting Landlords, Judicial Actions, and Government Operations (UPDATED)

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Five months and counting—that's how much time municipalities and businesses have spent continually adapting to the consequences of COVID-19....more

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Head’s Up: Increased Risk of Consumer Class Actions With Growing Trend of Local Restrictions on Reporting and Considering...

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On January 21, 2020, the Oakland City Council unanimously passed the Fair Chance Housing Ordinance (“FCHO”), which will restrict landlords in their ability to reject a potential tenant because of prior criminal history. It...more

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California’s New Statewide Rent Control – What You Need to Know

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As expected, California’s legislature passed AB 1482 this week, which imposes statewide rent control, restricting the ability of landlords to terminate certain tenancies without just cause, and further restricting the ability...more

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Appellate Court Notes

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SC20088 - Arciniega v. Feliciano - One slate of petitioning candidates for a town committee election sued to have several signatures on the competing slate declared invalid. The competing slate intervened and filed a...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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