In light of recent litigation where plaintiffs allege they were assessed unreasonable late fee charges and research alleging a correlation between late fees and eviction (leading to homelessness), state legislatures are moving to more strictly and clearly define the amount an owner or operator may charge a resident for paying rent past due. Moreover, in some jurisdictions, policymakers are attempting to prohibit owners and operators from assessing late fees at all and are further restricting their ability to recover late fees in the eviction process.