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New Residential Property Management Laws: Leasing Compliance Shifts for Summer 2025

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With the summer wave of state legislative adjournments ending, residential property managers are confronting a new landscape of regulatory obligations. Several states and municipalities have enacted or finalized laws and...more

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New Massachusetts Business Rule Continues Recent Regulation of Rental Price Disclosures

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A rule governing Unfair and Deceptive Fees (940 CMR 38.00) published March 3 by the Massachusetts Attorney General sets new Total Price disclosure obligations in marketing and sales for a wide set of covered businesses,...more

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New York State Amends 2024 Bed Bug Disclosure Law

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New York’s bed bug disclosure law, Real Property Law § 235-j, has been amended to provide landlords and lessors additional time to comply with the law’s disclosure requirements and to limit the tenants and lessees entitled to...more

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Recent Changes to Illinois Real Estate Law Affecting Landlords, Tenants in 2025

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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

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Outside the Rule, Inside the Court: FTC Throws a Curve for Rental Housing Rent and Fee Disclosures in Ads and Leasing

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Colorado Attorney General filed suit January 16 against a major property management company, alleging deceptive practices under Section 5 of the FTC Act, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act...more

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Jingle Bells, Bed Bug Tells: New Bed Bug Disclosure Law Goes Into Effect December 22, 2024

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Starting December 22, 2024, New York’s Real Property Law (RPL) will be amended to include requirements for residential landlords/lessors to inform their tenants of a bed bug infestation....more

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Mandatory Disclosure Rules for All New Jersey Sellers and Landlords of Residential, Commercial and Industrial Property

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Introduction - Flood risks in New Jersey are growing due to the effects of climate change. Coastal and inland areas may experience significant flooding now and in the near future, including in places that were not previously...more

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New Jersey Expands Real Property Owners' Flood Notification Obligations

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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law the Flood Risk Notification Law (P.L. 2023, c.93) on July 3, 2023, amending the Truth-in-Renting Act (P.L. 2001, c.313) and supplementing the Consumer Fraud Act (P.L. 1960, c.39),...more

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New Court Ruling Pokes Holes in Contractual Limitation of Liability Language in Commercial Leases

Creating certainty in the inherent uncertainty of the future is the name of the game when it comes to drafting commercial leases. When courts overrule provisions that the parties to the lease have agreed upon, however, that...more

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FTC Snares Deceptive Apartment Reviews, Issues New Marketing Guides and Proposed Rule

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The Federal Trade Commission and six state attorneys general on August 28 resolved an enforcement matter against apartment listing platform Roomster over fake reviews and listings. Brought under Section 5 of the FTC Act and...more

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The SEC Proposed Rule on Climate-Related Disclosures and Its Implications for Commercial Leasing

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In March of 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed a new rule regarding mandatory disclosure of climate-related information. This proposed rule, if finalized in its current form, will require public...more

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White House Consumer Fee Focus Turns to Rental Housing Fees, Disclosures

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The White House today brought attention to new state laws and voluntary industry practices that limit fees charged to renters and increase the transparency of those fees, noting the burden such fees impose on American...more

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Enters Eviction Fray With New Ruling Under FDCPA

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On April 19, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interim final rule intended to help residential tenants facing eviction for nonpayment of rent.1 2 This rule was issued under the CFPB’s authority...more

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Amendments to the Reasonable Accommodation Notice Law

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On March 25, 2021, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law Senate Bill S867, an amendment to New York executive law, related to disclosures of disabled tenants’ rights. The amendment requires every housing provider to provide...more

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Spain's Tax Reporting Rule Targets Vacation Rental Intermediaries

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The Situation: Spain has introduced a new tax reporting obligation applicable to intermediaries in the renting of houses for tourism purposes, which mainly affects collaborative online platforms. Until now, the Spanish...more

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