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Ballard Spahr LLP

Multifamily June 2025 Alert

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As spring begins to give way to summer, legislative activity shows no signs of cooling off. Our May TOPA Alert generated many questions and comments and a further update on the pending TOPA reform legislation is included...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

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Rockville and Montgomery County Take Differing Approaches to Rent Stabilization

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The City of Rockville and Montgomery County are addressing affordable housing with differing approaches. Both jurisdictions took action on rent control this summer, with plans for future legislation or applicable regulations...more

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The Potential of Rent Control in Rhode Island

In 2023, Providence had the largest year over year residential rent increase compared to every other major U.S. city. Rising rental rates are not isolated to the Ocean State. Median residential rent prices increased in cities...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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Prince George's County - Rent Control Update

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As a follow-up to our recent alerts, the Prince George’s County Council in Maryland held a public hearing Tuesday, April 25, and approved CB-51-2023, An Emergency Act Concerning Landlord Retaliation for Rent Stabilization...more

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Eviction Moratorium Ends - Rental Assistance Continues

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Effective November 1, 2021 the Emergency Order that extended the CDC Eviction Moratorium in Allegheny County expired. The Emergency Order was in place since July, and impacted only residential landlord tenant actions in which...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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Buchalter Client Alert: Impact of COVID-19 on Real Estate Transactions

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The world-wide declared pandemic... is impacting daily life, both personally and professionally. Real estate transactions are being delayed, projections altered and consumer-oriented businesses impacted. While small...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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A new revolution in Housing Law

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Government announced in April 2019 that it would be abolishing section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 which gives Landlords the right to reclaim possession through no fault of the Tenants - so called ‘no fault’ repossessions...more

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Rent Regulations, Tenant Protections Expand Beyond Big Apple

New York state has enacted the Housing Stability and Tenant Projection Act of 2019, providing for sweeping changes to rent and landlord/tenant laws with the stated purpose of protecting tenants while imposing new obligations...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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