What this bill means to Landlords: SB 5568 – DIGEST Prohibits a tenant screening service provider from disclosing: (1) A tenant’s, applicant’s, or household member’sstatus as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, orstalking; or (2) That a tenant, applicant, or household member haspreviously terminated a rental agreement. Here is a news report from The [...]
Employers who conduct background or credit checks on job applicants or current employees, take note: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the primary enforcer of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), recently issued new forms that employers must begin using effective January 1, 2013. What is the FCRA, and what does it require? The FCRA [...]
The Fair Tenant Screening Act – which Governor Gregoire signed last March – went into effect this morning. This marks the start of significant new protections for all of Washington’s renters, and is a major breakthrough in the barriers tenants face accessing affordable housing. From now on, every tenant will know the criteria a landlord [...]
A criminal past or financial trouble could put a landlord on a city’s blacklist. Charlotte doesn’t have a list yet, but more renters are doing background checks on potential landlords. “We’ve got a lot of landlords out there who are trying to get people into their homes, not because they want to be landlords… but [...]
In view of many years as an accountant managing rented offices and residential properties in a property investment company and also from my own experiences dealing with tenants, I must respond to the letter Pressing need for a Tenancy Actfrom SM Mohamed Idris. While I agree that there is a need for a Tenancy Act, [...]
Last summer’s party anthem, “Last Friday Night (TGIF)” may have had you rocking out in your car and empathizing with the line, “pictures of last night ended up on line, I’m screwed.” But have you really contemplated how the photos of your night of debauchery might hurt you in the future? There has been a [...]
As a result of the U.S. economic downturn and housing bubble burst, an increasing number of people are choosing to rent, rather than own. In fact, according to the Census Bureau, home ownership has fallen to 65.4 percent, as compared to the peak of 69 percent home ownership in 2006. This equates to about three [...]
The Federal Trade Commision Release a report that recommends businesses adopt best practices to protect consumer privacy. The report also suggests that Congressconsider enacting data broker legislation. The FTC is calling on data brokers to be more transparent in their operations, as well as to disclose how they collect and use consumer data. The FTC [...]
This educational video provides information on the laws surrounding the landlord-tenant relationship in the following Kentucky jurisdictions: Barbourville, Bellevue, Bromley, Covington, Dayton, Florence, Lexington-Fayette County, Georgetown, Louisville-Jefferson County, Ludlow, Melbourne, Newport, Oldham County, Pulaski County, Shelbyville, Silver Grove, Southgate, Taylor Mill and Woodlawn. If you want information for the laws surrounding landlord/tenant laws in other [...]
To evict a tenant, first consult with an attorney to make sure they have violated his or her lease, deliver an eviction notice to the tenant in person and file all of the proper paperwork before going to court, if necessary. Evict a tenant and reclaim the rental property withadvice from an experienced property manager [...]
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