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The Indiana Civil Rights Commission issued a ruling this week in favor of a tenant after finding probable cause to believe that the landlord wrongfully evicted the tenant for not paying a pet fee for a service animal. The investigation follows a complaint filed by the tenant who claims he was told he must pay a fee for his service animal after requesting accommodation for a disability. According to the complaint, the landlord told the tenant that if he wished to keep a dog in the rental property, he needed to pay for it. When the tenant did not pay the pet fee, the landlord issued a notice of eviction. The Fair Housing Act prevents property owners from denying the use of a service animal... Read more
Zillow, Inc., the leading real estate and home-related information marketplace, has introduced Spanish-language support for the Zillow Rentals Android̢Ӣ App,...
Tenants at a Citrus Heights, California apartment building are fleeing their homes after an onslaught of dumpster diving has left them too terrified to take out the...
Sure, location is important, but what does that mean? According to a new study, it means being close to public transportation. The study, performed by the American...
by REI Liaison Property Management As a landlord, retaining good tenants should be one of the biggest priorities. Good renters make great assets. The good news is that...
Kirkland, Washington lawmakers this week passed an ordinance prohibiting landlords there from turning away applicants who rely on Section 8 vouchers. The measure does not prohibit choice among tenant applicants based on other factors. According to a news report, the 4-3 vote this week came after city council members expressed concern over discrimination against those receiving government subsidies. Several voucher holders said they’d been turned away because the landlord did not accept vouchers. Landlords expressed concern over the government bureaucracy that accompanies Section 8 vouchers, including inspections, restrictions on evictions and problems with collecting for damage done... Read more
Tenants in San Francisco are lobbying against a law that would allow landlords to pass on the costs of earthquake safety updates to tenants. According to a newpaper...
Landlords in Hazleton, Pennsylvania this week made good on a promise to file a lawsuit in protest of the city’s newest rental registration program. According to a...
Only 34% of  tenants have renter’s insurance, according to a new survey just released by InsuranceQuotes.com. InsuranceQuotes.com also found that 60% of...
RentShare.com, a leading rent payment company that makes it easy for tenants to pay rent online to any landlord, has released the first of several new features to its...
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