NY AG Shutters 'Predatory' Tenant Eviction Law Firm
The Office of the New York State Attorney General announced Thursday that it has shut down what it called a "predatory" law firm that allegedly targeted and exploited New York City tenants who were at risk of ... (more story)
IQ Data Targets Ex-Renters For Bogus Debts, Tenant Says
A former Washington state apartment renter has accused collections agency IQ Data International Inc. of trying to extract money from tenants after they move out for debts they do not owe, according to a propos... (more story)
NYC Real Estate Resigned To Pared-Down COPA
A newly revised and more narrowly tailored version of a New York City bill, if passed, would give approved nonprofits a chance to buy distressed buildings, but real estate attorneys say the bill would still in... (more story)
Activist Investor Pushes For Board Change At UMH Properties
Erez Asset Management pressed fellow stockholders on Thursday to withhold support from an independent director of UMH Properties, a manufactured-housing real estate investment trust, arguing the REIT board's r... (more story)
Ex-Atlanta Housing Exec Gets Sentenced For Section 8 Fraud
A former Atlanta Housing Authority executive was sentenced Thursday to nine months in prison and nine months of home detention, to be served as part of her two-year term of supervised release, for carrying out... (more story)
NFIP Privatization Plan Draws Concern Over Market Gaps
A proposal by President Donald Trump's administration to transfer policies from the National Flood Insurance Program to the private market could leave the NFIP stuck with high-risk properties and fail to impro... (more story)
White Nationalists Sued Over Whites-Only Ark. Enclave
A Missouri woman accused a white nationalist group in Arkansas federal court of violating the Fair Housing Act and other civil rights laws by refusing to let her buy land in the group's community in Arkansas b... (more story)