#tenant-rights

#tenant-rights

BOSTON - Today, on the effective date of a new state law prohibiting real estate brokers and salespersons retained by landlords from charging broker fees to prospective tenants, the Attorney General's Office (AGO) has released an advisory on the new law, highlighting obligations of landlords, brokers, and salespersons under this new law and existing law, and underscoring rights and resources for consumers.

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Landlord did not attend the Residential Tenancies Board hearing on the issue

Tensions are high in the community right now and relations are being strained,

At the top of " The Hill," Bayview's steep enclave of largely low-income, subsidized apartments overlooking the western half of San Francisco, residents driving by or sitting on stoops on an uncharacteristically warm Tuesday afternoon got a bit of a surprise: There was Mayor Daniel Lurie, clambering up the steep slope, followed by a band of his security, staff, organizers and residents going unit to unit.

Rushanara Ali has been accused of raising the rent on her east London townhouse from £3,300 to £4,000 after the previous tenants vacated the property.

A bill before the California Legislature would bar landlords from using immigration status as a way to threaten tenants.

The Chetrit family is facing potential foreclosure and allegations of mismanagement at a Williamsburg hotel property, with a lender requesting a receiver due to multiple defaults.

The Tenant Protection Act of 2019 created statewide rent control and just cause eviction protections for most residential properties in California, indicating a significant shift in tenant rights.

The exploitative scheme was first uncovered by Outlier, which reported that RealToken properties are plagued by squalid conditions, unresponsive property managers, and arbitrary evictions.

"A tenant should never alter the apartment in any material manner without first reviewing the lease to see what rights the tenant has."

Tenant rights groups argue that some landlords exploit renovations to evict tenants under the guise of overhauls, subsequently imposing higher rents on new occupants. This process is labeled as 'renoviction.'

Christina Smyth stated, "We understand that this is a very difficult decision, and that this board is put in a position each year to the utter failures of the state elected officials and the city government to address the high cost of housing and the abject lack of supply."

The suspect clearly made it his own property. He was clearly using amenities inside the residence, sleeping there, explained Juan Madiedo, an officer with the Gwinnett County Police Department.

Amid New York City's housing crisis, small landlords face rising costs and tenant issues, feeling unsupported by city laws that favor tenants.

The Rental Tenancy Board concluded that, despite serious allegations made by the landlord regarding anti-social behaviour, there was insufficient evidence to support these claims.

It shouldn't be this way; we shouldn't have to take it all the way to the fucking City Council and try to get it in a budget.

Tenants PAC has chosen to back Mamdani, who pledges to address rent stabilization and serve as a fighter for tenants' rights.

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