Property Management News

Advocacy groups for the multifamily industry view proposal unfavorably. The Federal Communications Commission wants apartment residents to have the right to choose their broadband service partner and outlaw contracts in which landlords require their tenants to sign up to “bulk billing” arrangements. Under these arrangements landlords insist that broadband, cable, and satellite service provided by a specific communications provider are used in the apartment, even if residents do not wish to take the service or would prefer to use another provider. The FCC proposal, if passed, would allow tenants to opt out of these bulk billing arrangements and would “increase competition for... Read more

As a landlord or property manager, you most likely believe that you have a right to evict any tenant who has not paid their rent or who has damaged your property. Think again. The Fair Housing Act and the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) limit your ability to evict such wrongdoers. According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), “Landlords can often decide when it’s legitimate to try to evict someone. There are some situations, however, in which landlords do not have a legally acceptable reason to evict someone.” Legal Reasons to Evict a Tenant Before you know what you can’t do, it is helpful to know what you can do. Although landlord-tenant laws vary by... Read more