Property Management News
by Julio E. Portilla, Esq. The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act was made effective in October 2005 and has rendered eviction of bankrupt tenants easier for landlords. Knowing how to proceed is contingent upon whether a tenant’s bankruptcy is declared before or after the landlord regains control over the rental by winning a judgment of possession to give him power of eviction. What if the tenant declares bankruptcy before the landlord wins possession? Should a landlord not have a judgment for eviction ready before the tenant’s bankruptcy was filed, forcible, legal removal of the tenant becomes somewhat difficult, even if he has somehow violated the lease or... Read more
Evicting a bad tenant can be expensive, confusing, and time-consuming. Hiring an attorney to do it for you can be almost as scary. EvictionsPRO.com was created by...
Rhode Island’s General Assembly has passed legislation that prohibits property owners from requiring devocalization and declawing of dogs and cars as a...
A Jackson, Minnesota landlord is facing a lawsuit for renting a one-bedroom apartment with a stipulation limiting the unit to only one person. HUD announced it is...
The 4th of July strikes a patriotic chord for all Americans. But, unfortunately, this time of year can also spark disputes between landlords and tenants over the right...
Three landlords in Kentucky have just agreed to pay fines and face additional audits after their pet policies were challenged. In the first case, the landlord refused to allow a tenant with a disability to bring her service animal into a no-pets building. After going through the mediation process with the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights, the landlord agreed to compensate the tenant in the amount of $7,500, to undergo auditing by the commission for three years, and to accept fair housing compliance training. In a second case, the landlord was investigated by a local housing agency. That office determined that the landlord did not accept tenants with emotional support animals. The... Read more
Iowa’s new rental rules offer some special protections for landlords. For instance, the new law provides that tenants who intentionally damage, deface, destroy or...
New York Governor Cuomo announced that his new Tenant Protection Unit is investigating a landlord who failed to renew lease agreements on a number of Spanish-speaking...
Landlord-friendly legislation has been a rare occurrence these past years. Instead, local and state lawmakers have waged an assault on property owners’ rights,...
In the nation’s first-ever national study examining housing discrimination against same-sex couples in the private rental market, HUD measured the treatment...
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