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Multifamily August 2025 Alert

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We start our August Alert with some potentially very good news. The RENTAL Act, a bill to reform TOPA, passed its first vote by the DC Council on July 28, 2025. The RENTAL Act includes, among other things, a blanket exemption...more

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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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Chicago’s Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Ordinance Takes Effect on Northwest Side

The city of Chicago’s recently established Tenant Opportunity to Purchase (“TOP”) program for rental buildings on the city’s northwest side is now being enforced as of March 1, 2025, by the Department of Housing. The program...more

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LA City Imposes New Registration Requirements (and Fees) for Landlords

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The LA City Council passed an amendment to the Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance (JCO), which went into effect January 27, 2025. It applies to most landlords who own and lease residential property within the city, if they are...more

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RENTAL Act Promises to Improve Confidence for Owners of Affordable and Market-Rate Housing in the District and Provides...

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Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled legislation on February 12, 2025, aimed at protecting existing affordable housing units and improving the investment climate for newer multifamily housing in the District....more

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Spain: Transformation of the residential market in 2025

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The Spanish government has proposed the creation of a state-owned enterprise dedicated to the promotion, development, and management of housing. This entity will oversee the entire residential real estate cycle, including...more

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Governor DeSantis Aims to Eliminate Florida Commercial Rent Sales Tax by 2027

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As part of the proposed $115.6 billion state budget for fiscal year 2025-26, Governor DeSantis has outlined a plan to eliminate Florida's longstanding commercial rent sales tax. This proposal continues Florida's tax reduction...more

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Short-Term Rental Registry Launches in British Columbia

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On January 20, 2025, the Government made regulations under the Act (the regulations) and launched the short-term rental registry (the Registry)....more

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“Good Cause” Eviction Law passed in the City of Rochester

The City of Rochester recently became the largest city in New York outside of New York City to adopt “Good Cause” eviction protections in its local law. The enhanced rental protections include limitations on rent increases...more

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Recap of 2024 Arizona Tax Developments: No More City Sales Tax on Residential Rentals!

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Beginning January 1, 2025, Arizona lessors will no longer be required to collect and remit city Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) on residential rentals. Senate Bill 1131, Chapter 204, Laws 2023 amended Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. §...more

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Landlords: Proceed With Caution in Wake of Los Angeles Wildfires

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State and local governments enacted new protections for residential tenants in the wake of the firestorms that razed large parts of Southern California. These protections are intended to help tenants navigate the challenges...more

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Tax Alert: Arizona Residential Rental Tax Changes Effective January 1, 2025

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Effective January 1, 2025, Arizona property owners will no longer be required to collect and remit city Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) on residential rental income for long-term stays of 30 consecutive days or more....more

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National Rent Control, Prince George’s County Enacts New Rent Control, Montgomery County Poised to Adopt Regulations for Rent...

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Rent control continues to be headline news, with local legislation being enacted and national legislation being proposed. The rent control law in Prince George’s County was enacted yesterday and it appears that the rent...more

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Maryland Rent Control, DC Lease Assignment Tax, and Increased Indemnity Deed of Trust Threshold

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Rent control laws continue to evolve in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties. The rent control law enacted last year in Montgomery County will become effective once regulations are adopted. Our recent Alert discussed these...more

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Proposed Rent Control Regulations Under Review by the Montgomery County Council

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On Friday, June 14, 2024, the Montgomery County Department of Housing and Community Affairs (DHCA) delivered proposed regulations to the Montgomery County Council (Council) for review and consideration. The proposed...more

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New Bill Requires Municipalities to Assess Affordable Housing Properties Based on Net Rental Income

The Connecticut General Assembly recently passed a bill requiring municipalities to assess properties used solely for low and moderate-income housing based on the capitalized value of their net rental income....more

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CA Security Deposit Limits Effective 7/1

Effective July 1, 2024, California residential landlords will generally only be able to charge security deposits equal to one month’s rent with some exceptions for smaller landlords. This is pursuant to Assembly Bill 12...more

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New Prince George's County Rent Control Legislation and Other Updates

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Our prior Alert discussed the Prince George’s County temporary extension of rent control, Montgomery County rent control updates and the much-anticipated rent control regulations, rental license fee increases, new housing...more

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What Florida Sales Tax Cut Means for Florida Commercial Tenants

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Broadly speaking, according to the Florida Department of Revenue, each Florida sale, amusement park admission, storage unit and rental is taxable (unless it falls under an exemption, such as nonprofits). More specifically,...more

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Status of California Rent Control Reform

It seems like year-after-year, attempts are made to reform or repeal California’s rent control regulations, namely the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act (Civ. Code §§ 1954.50 et seq.) (Costa-Hawkins Act). 2024 has proven to be...more

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D.C., Maryland Multifamily Housing Update: Prince George’s County Rent Control, Montgomery County Tenant Protections, Montgomery...

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There have been a number of new regulatory developments since our prior Alert, including updates on Prince George’s County rent control, Montgomery County tenant protections, Montgomery County Right of First Refusal (ROFR)...more

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Unleashing AB 2216: Will Fido Have a Leg Up on Landlords?

The California State Legislature is considering Assembly Bill (AB) 2216, a measure introduced by Assemblymember Matt Haney, that would force landlords to permit pets in residential rental properties. Specifically, the...more

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Prince George's County Rent Control Extension/BEPS/Montgomery County Rent Control Updates

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Our recent Alert focused on the D.C. Housing in Downtown program, the Montgomery County Right of First Refusal legislation, rent control in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties, the SCOTUS rent control challenge denial,...more

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ROFR Law, HID Tax Abatement, Rent Control Laws and Regulations, and SCOTUS Update

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Our recent Alert included details and updates on new Montgomery County rent control regulations, an expanded right of first refusal (ROFR) process, and our related advocacy efforts....more

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