The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) Council is considering adopting occupancy standards that would far exceed the standards set in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) “Keating Memo,” the guidance…
Supervisor Mark Farrell has introduced legislation for consideration by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors that requires owners to grant building access to communications service providers when a resident requests such services. As drafted, the…
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing (OMH) has been working to increase the number of assisted properties with homeless preferences and previously homeless admissions to its housing inventory. In recognition of the time and effort spent by management…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – While the most notable result of the Nov. 8 election was a new administration, there were also key state and local ballot initiatives nationwide that impact the apartment industry.
At the state level, the election map closely…
The City Energy Project (CEP) has unveiled 10 new cities participating in the next phase of its continuing initiative. The new cities/counties are Des Moines, Iowa; Fort Collins, Colo.; Miami-Dade County, Fla.; New Orleans, La.; Pittsburgh, Pa.;…
The Georgia Apartment Association (GAA) presented its Friend of Housing Award to longtime friend of the industry, Rep. David Scott (D-GA-13), on Nov. 10.
The Friend of Housing Award is the only award that GAA bestows on someone outside of the…
Few disagree, in Washington and throughout the country, that there’s something special about the New Year and its unlimited potential. President Obama took to the airwaves to detail a wide-ranging agenda in his final State of the Union Address on…
The Housing and Insurance Subcommittee held two hearings this month on the future of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and ways to expand affordability and coverage options. Administered by FEMA, the program is facing financial challenges…
FRANKFORT – New legislation introduced in the Kentucky House of Representatives would establish a new class of rental housing resident known as a “protected tenant,” as well as outline responsibilities of property owners and managers towards such…
MONTPELIER – Sen. Dick McCormack (D) has introduced a bill that would require an expansion of smoke-free housing offerings across the state of Vermont as soon as this summer, if passed.
S.B. 259 requires that half of all rental units be…