Creative Reuse: The Opportunities and Challenges of Converting Office Space to Residential
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently signed into law the Affordable Housing Retention Act (AHRA), which for the next four years enables condo conversions of specific buildings in New York City with a presale requirement for...more
Owners of buildings designated for long-term rentals are entitled to significant tax benefits that are being granted in order to encourage the construction of buildings that include residential apartments earmarked for...more
The Building Safety Act 2022 has brought a fundamental shift in the regulation of relevant and higher risk buildings, imposing a swathe of new obligations and processes on those responsible for these buildings, and plenty to...more
Effective January 1, 2025, New York City’s Fair Chance for Housing Act became law. The Fair Chance for Housing Act is designed to eliminate barriers for individuals with criminal conviction histories seeking housing. The...more
New York state has enacted changes in the housing laws that will have a significant impact on the development and operation of multifamily housing in New York City and the state, and will also ameliorate the effects of...more
The 2019 Iowa legislative session came to a close on April 27, 2019, resulting in a handful of new laws directly affecting Iowa residential landlords. Below is a summary of those new laws, along with commentary on a few...more
As part of San Francisco’s ongoing energy efficiency push, the Board of Supervisors passed, and the Mayor signed, legislation that expands energy performance disclosure and benchmarking requirements to multifamily residential...more
You should read this blog if you are a landlord of residential properties let on assured shorthold tenancies, as it provides a short summary of the impact of the new Tenant Fees Act 2019. As of 12 February 2019 landlords...more