The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing held a hearing on Oct. 21 on the “Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2015,” which provides common-sense reforms to federal affordable housing programs. The hearing provided…
FEMA issued long-awaited guidance to federal agencies on Oct. 8 on how to implement President Obama’s executive order establishing a Federal Flood Risk Management Standard. The order will update existing building standards for federally…
On October 22, President Obama vetoed the nearly $612 billion fiscal year 2016 annual defense spending bill as anticipated. The Senate and House had finally reached consensus weeks ago on a handful of holdout issues in the legislation before sending…
CHICAGO - Mayor Rahm Emanuel's record property tax increase is already expected to fall short of municipal obligations, namely city police and fire pension funds, beginning another round of tax increases shortly after approving next year’s budget.…
HAZLETON, Pa. – A U.S. district judge has ordered the city of Hazleton to pay $1.4 million in legal fees to the American Civil Liberties Union and other organizations for the city’s failed implementation and defense of the 2006 Illegal Immigration…
PORTLAND, Ore. – A week after declaring a housing state of emergency, the Portland City Council voted unanimously to pass renter protections for no-cause evictions and rent increases.
The new ordinance increases the amount of notice a property…
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio – The Southern District of Ohio has ruled that the city of Portsmouth’s rental property inspections without a warrant were unconstitutional under the Fourth Amendment. Property owners had sued the city, asserting that the rental…
The apartment housing industry is increasingly dealing with the implications, both positive and negative, of peer-to-peer home sharing services such as Airbnb. The concerns facing the industry were part of the discussions …
NAA/NMHC have joined a coalition gathering support for a letter requesting that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) overturn its recent decision to expand the definition of a joint employer. This is when the supervision of an employee’s…
The battle over carried interest is heating up again in Washington. In a speech to the Business Roundtable on Sept. 16, President Obama repeated his long-time call for carried interest to be taxed at ordinary income rates of up to 39.6 percent –…