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Winstead PC

An Unanticipated Complication of Investing in SFR: Investors Sometimes End Up Being HOA Managers

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Build-to-Rent (“BTR”) is a subsector of Single Family Rentals (“SFR”). As a subsector of SFR, BTR occupies a unique space within the U.S. residential rental market. The broader category of SFR includes scattered homes for...more

Tyson & Mendes LLP

California: Key Laws and Regulations to Watch in 2025

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California’s largest insurance reform in over 30 years is being implemented through regulations passed by the Department of Insurance’s Sustainable Insurance Strategy (“SIS”). These changes address insurance availability and...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Lease Guarantees: What Landlords Should Know When Negotiating

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While landlords prefer tenants with the strongest financial positions to sign leases, they may sometimes accept a “shell” entity — created solely to operate the business at the leased premises — provided that an upper-tier...more

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Limits on Rent Increases in Mexico City

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The Civil Code for the Federal District is amended to prevent rent increases for residential properties from exceeding the inflation rate reported by the Bank of Mexico. On August 28, 2024, the Official Gazette of Mexico...more

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Unveiling The Pitfalls: The Real Risks Of Using RealPage

Over the last decade, apartment owners and managers have increasingly used algorithm-based software to set rents. This practice and its practitioners are now under scrutiny as many owners and operators are being investigated...more

Allen Barron, Inc.

Do You Need an Asset Protection Strategy?

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Do you need an asset protection strategy in San Diego, California? What is an “Asset Protection Strategy” and who should make sure to have an asset protection strategy in place?...more

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Property Owner Considerations Around Electric Vehicle Bans

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The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. recently reported that Oberon Development Corp., a Toronto property management company and apartment project owner, banned the use and storage on its properties of electric vehicles like cars,...more

Goodwin

Biometric Data Collection: A Significant Risk for the Real Estate Industry

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Biometric building access controls (i.e., “smart access” technologies) have become increasingly popular among residential and commercial property managers for the enhanced security benefits that these solutions provide. The...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

Private Requirements for Short-Term Rentals

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Short-term rentals of property, including, rentals for as short of time as on an hourly basis, are increasing in frequency around the country. The character of a community can be dramatically altered by such rentals and cause...more

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FDIC Seeks Comment on Supervisory Approach to Examinations During Pandemic

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In This Issue. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is seeking information and comment regarding the FDIC’s supervisory approach to examinations during the pandemic; the FDIC’s tech lab, FIDTECH, announced a “tech...more

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You can’t just wash your hands of it… A landlord and tenant’s guide to COVID-19 in the UK

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As hand gels and toilet paper fly off the shelves and children across the world cross their fingers for school closures, the COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has taken over the news. ...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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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