Housing Wire

MAY 9, 2023

Jay Inslee (D) signed a series of bills into law that are designed to address the state’s housing issues, relating particularly to supply and housing affordability. Sponsors say it’s the first statewide bill of its kind. I’m signing some great bills here today.” On Monday, Washington state Gov. But while Gov. Democratic Sen.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2023

Landlords who refuse to participate cite several reasons, including what they regard as undue regulatory burdens and concerns about tenant “quality.” PHAs – which landlords believe should side with them more often in landlord-tenant disputes.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 27, 2020

Several times a month, the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) releases data from its Rent Payment Tracker, a measure of the number of tenants who have paid rent that month. The percentage of tenants paying rent declined 2.1 Mom-and-pop investors are especially vulnerable if their tenants fail to pay rent.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2023

While not binding, the “Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights” offers guidelines for keeping renters in affordable housing, along with “access to safe, quality, accessible and affordable housing” and “clear and fair leases.” According to the White House, roughly 35% of the U.S.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2023

A group of Democratic lawmakers in the United States Senate have introduced a bill designed to assist low-income renters with their security deposit payments. The Delivering Essential Protection, Opportunity, and Security for Tenants (DEPOSIT) Act was introduced into the Senate this week by Sen. The bill would also require the U.S.

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Realty Biz

MAY 1, 2024

In an ambitious move to safeguard its residents from the hidden dangers of radon, Colorado has recently passed SENATE BILL 23-206 , reinforcing its commitment to public health and safety. Comprehensive Update to Radon Disclosure Laws SENATE BILL 23-206 represents a pivotal update to the existing radon disclosure laws in Colorado.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2021

The bill will send $1,400 direct payments to individuals making up to $75,000 annually, and allocates $350 billion in aid to state and local governments and $14 billion for vaccine distribution. Specifically, the bill allocates $22 billion for emergency rental assistance, replenishing the Coronavirus Relief Fund.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 21, 2020

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said that rent relief, specifically, will amount to approximately $25 billion of the second bill. The bill must still be passed by both houses of Congress. The latest bill pushed back the eviction moratorium to Jan. An eviction moratorium was also set to expire on Dec.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2020

” Meanwhile, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio also signed an emergency executive order on Wednesday, tweeting out that “NO New Yorker should lose their home because they lost their income. billion for tenant-based rental assistance and $1 billion for a public housing operating fund. It’s a tough time for many families.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Stemming from a housing supply action plan unveiled by the White House in 2022 and a subsequent “Renter’s Bill of Rights” introduced last year, HUD and the U.S. The anticipated rule would also update requirements relating to property standards, small-scale rental projects, community land trusts and tenant protections.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 20, 2021

Biden had previously outlined strategies to mitigate foreclosures and evictions in his housing agenda, which included a Bill of Rights that will prevent mortgage servicers from advancing a foreclosure when the homeowner is in the process of receiving a loan modification.

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Enertiv

JANUARY 30, 2024

Some lead to errors within one billing period, others become systematic. Optimizing Vacant Spaces Whether tenants are billed back by landlords, or are directly metered by the utility company, the landlord is responsible for utilities consumed in vacant spaces. Do that enough times and mistakes are inevitable.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The bill also extends the current CDC eviction moratorium until January 31, 2021 – a caveat that National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) President Doug Bibby and National Apartment Association (NAA) President and CEO Bob Pinnegar said does more harm than good. ” Here’s how to help the next generation become homeowners.

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Enertiv

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

In commercial real estate, every minute wasted on administrative tasks and inefficient data management translates into lost opportunities for serving tenants and maximizing NOI. Property managers could be trying to figure out the last time someone spoke with a tenant or who the right tenant contact is.

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Enertiv

JULY 18, 2023

How do we get tenants to care about sustainability and their role within that? Obviously, the lease structures and responsibilities of landlords and tenants matters a lot here. Despite the opportunity, tenant utility billing is often an afterthought. This process is no fun for anyone.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 19, 2021

Knox automates and oversees a property’s finances and taxes, insurance, leasing and legal, tenant and property care, banking, and bill pay. Knox oversees a portfolio of more than $100 million in investment properties, and was named one of HousingWire’s 2021 Tech100 companies.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 27, 2021

The Supreme Court of the United States on Thursday declared that the Biden administration’s federal moratorium on evictions was illegal , a major victory for landlords but one that places hundreds of thousands – maybe millions – of tenants at risk of eviction.

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REM Online

AUGUST 4, 2020

The original post can be found at the following URL: Ontario’s Bill 184 poses risks to honest landlords, sellers and purchasers. Understanding Bill 184 is imperative for anyone selling or buying a tenanted property and it is imperative for real estate agents to understand it too.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 9, 2020

Trump repeatedly referred to the four signed documents as “bills,” but only Congress can pass bills, which the president then decides whether to sign or not. Another memorandum extended deferred payments on student loans until the end of the year. Under the CARES Act, the program would have ended in September.

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Enertiv

MARCH 15, 2023

1 Maximize Tenant Utility Recovery Landlords that bill back tenants for their share of utilities often do so as an afterthought. It’s assumed that the process is done correctly when, in our experience, audits almost always identify errors in billing methodologies. Tenant comfort is over compensated for.

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Enertiv

JULY 11, 2023

And then, with the combined adoption of technology and the pandemic, quality meant a digital experience for tenants, whether paying rent online, amenity apps, or a maintenance ticketing portal. ESG Reporting The new pressures to report on carbon emissions has changed the landlord-tenant relationship in a number of ways.

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Brownstoner

AUGUST 15, 2023

By Sarah Belle Lin, amNY New York City marshals have evicted tenants at a rate that has increased by more than 259 percent so far this year compared to the same time period in 2022, according to recently released city data.

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Realty Biz

DECEMBER 20, 2023

These innovations are doing more than just changing how tenants live, they're completely transforming the way landlords and property managers approach their roles. The beauty of these technologies lies in their ability to make everything from routine tasks to tenant communication smoother and more efficient.

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Enertiv

MAY 24, 2023

58% of industrial tenants already report on their own carbon footprint. 89% of tenants are more conscious of sustainability than pre-pandemic 11.3% increase in utility expenses for triple net tenants in last 12 months Tenant expectations have changed. Leading landlords are providing more than four walls and a roof.

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REM Online

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

The original post can be found at the following URL: Ontario’s new residential tenancies bill isn’t really that bad. The Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act (Bill 184) affecting residential tenancies is now law. If everyone is complaining about this bill, the law may not be so bad after all.

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Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2021

The slowly improving numbers could also be attributed to the rollout of a second stimulus bill in December that included $25 billion in dedicated rental assistance, $600 in direct stimulus checks, $300 per week in enhanced unemployment benefits through March and an extension of the CDC eviction moratorium to January 31, 2021. A total of $7.85

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Broke Agent Media

JANUARY 26, 2023

These actions align with The White House Blueprint for a Renters Bills of Rights , also released today. Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced The White House Blueprint for a Renters Bills of Rights , as well as new actions meant to protect renters. For a full list of actions announced, view the White House Fact Sheet.

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Propmodo

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The group first recommends owners review their emergency plans with staff and tenants and consider any needed upgrades. Just last week, San Francisco legislators unanimously adopted a bill establishing new rules for powered mobility devices like e-bikes that include limits on how many can be kept in a single home.

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Brownstoner

APRIL 29, 2022

The tenants of buildings scooped up by a private equity-backed landlord that subsequently jacked up rents are organizing to prevent any further displacement among their renters, and are hoping to get a major bill passed in Albany to prevent similar property owners from doing the same to others.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2020

For example: Because they add square footage to the property, ADUs can increase property values – and in situations where a tenant is living on the property, provide a source of rental income as well. How will I hook up water, sewer, electricity and handle billing for utilities? Separate metering simplifies billing as well.

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Enertiv

JULY 5, 2023

For those unfamiliar, a lease is “greened” when additional clauses aimed at improving collaboration between tenants and landlords around energy use, efficiency and reporting. That is, especially in triple net leased properties, landlords have struggled to get access to tenant-controlled utilities for reporting purposes.

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Enertiv

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The majority of landlords are doing this through utility bill scraping. Basically, a software provider obtains utility login credentials, downloads the utility bill each month and “scrapes” the relevant cost and consumption data. This is fast, easy and scalable for software to do. Software can digitize and automate this process.

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Realtor.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

But renting or leasing out your home to tenants for the long term is a very different animal from the occasional rental stint on Airbnb. Prepping your home to be a rental property Before you bring in tenants, you’ll need to make sure your home is ready to rent. Here are some basic steps to take as you begin landlording.

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Enertiv

MAY 24, 2023

The SEC is finalizing carbon disclosure rules that will likely require auditable reporting on tenant-controlled emissions. The trend is clear: industrial owners need to gain access to utility data that is currently paid for (and thus controlled) by tenants. Tenants pay for their own utility bills and therefore own the data.

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Enertiv

OCTOBER 25, 2022

This is Part II of the series, where we shift focus to tenants. Tenant consumption has bedeviled sustainability teams for a long time. On one hand, it must be part of the overall strategy; tenants generally consume around 70% of the utilities in a building. On the other hand, the landlord has no control over what tenants do.

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Realty Biz

AUGUST 3, 2021

With the moratorium in place, tenants could miss rental payments without fear of eviction, but housing providers were still left having to pay their own mortgages and other bills. With the eviction ban now at an end, tenants who missed payments will need to resume paying. The ban on evictions was first put in place by the U.S.

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Realty Biz

MARCH 9, 2021

The EPC rating allows tenants to compare the energy efficiency of properties in their search for a new place to live. It also allows landlords and letting agents show potential tenants how efficient a property is through the use of an energy efficiency rating scale. Reference your tenants. Protect your tenants’ deposits.

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