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With the onset of COVID-19, both renters and property managers have faced unexpected challenges. Renters are struggling to find a place to stay, and landlords and property managers worry about paying their mortgages and continuing their rental business due to vacant units. To help both parties meet their needs, the furnished mid-term rental platform Kopa…

As a landlord, one of the biggest risks we face is the cost of vacancy or a tenant doing damage. Did you know LeaseGuarantee helps insulate risk in this area? Watch Stacy Conkey, a long-time LeaseGuarantee client and real estate investor, as she interviews Alexandra Alvarado, Director of Marketing and Education at AAOA, about AAOA’s…

AAOA’s Assistance Animals and Fair Housing webinar, led by Kathi Williams, Founder of the Fair Housing Institute, was a attended by 600 AAOA members! Needless to say the Q&A portion was filled with great questions we couldn’t get to in time. However, Kathi agreed to write out all the answers to the questions that weren’t…

The Federal Fair Housing Act has exemptions, meaning there are some owners of housing who are not covered by the Act’s requirements.  If you are exempt, this would mean that you are not required to follow the reasonable accommodation requirements. As an example, if you are exempt, you do not have to permit assistance animals…

Rarely, if ever, has the United States collectively experienced a crisis like this pandemic, with a wide-ranging impact in all regions and walks of life. Yet at this moment, that’s the challenge we all face, with thousands of Americans affected by the virus itself and millions more experiencing the resulting economic tidal wave of a…

Introduction This is an unprecedented time. If someone had told me a month ago that by April Fools Day 265 million Americans would be under government orders to stay at home… and a whopping 855,000 total humans would be suffering globally from a deadly pandemic with over 42,000 dead, I wouldn’t have believed it. It seems outrageous. Like a…

The coronavirus outbreak has impacted renters and homeowners alike from all corners of the U.S. But for those living in affordable housing and low-income rental properties, financial difficulties caused by the pandemic can exacerbate pre-existing problems. Megan Sandel, co-director of the GROW Clinic at Boston Medical Center, said during a recent ULI webinar on protecting…

In the wake of the unprecedented impacts of coronavirus, many landlords and tenants are considering their options under existing leases to determine the best path forward. Disruptions and impacts caused by coronavirus seem to be everywhere. In the context of commercial leasing arrangements, such disruptions and impacts typically stem from government orders mandating closures (by…

On behalf of the 40 million Americans who call an apartment home and the 17.5 million jobs the industry supports, the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) is suggesting six actions landlords can take to support their residents in light of the developments surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to a release. “This crisis is testing all…

By Lauren Lieb As we find ourselves in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, a lot of questions are coming up in the insurance world with regards to whether insurance policies can provide any relief to landlords for the tenant’s inability to pay. It’s unfortunately quite sobering to think of how many people have lost…