Legislative Updates

CFPB Acting Director Uejio and FTC Acting Chairwoman Slaughter Issue Joint Statement on Preventing Illegal Evictions Continue Reading

Temporary Eviction Restrictions Morphing into Longer Term Reforms-After nine months of concerted advocacy by NAA and other housing organizations, Congress included $25 billion in Rental Assistance funds in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. Continue Reading

When we last wrote you, it was with the hope that negotiations in DC on a final pandemic relief package would include rental assistance. Instead, talks broke down and in an unprecedented action the Administration, under the auspices of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), enacted a nationwide evic Continue Reading

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CARES Act Eviction Moratorium April 7, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted business operations nationwide, leading to dramatic job losses that threaten the ability of many to meet their financial obligations, including housing rental payments. To aid individuals and businesses... Continue Reading

NAA and NMHC Response to President Trump’s State of the Union Address WASHINGTON, D.C. – Statement from the National Apartment Association (NAA) and National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) in response to President Trump’s State of the Union address: NAA and NMHC are... Continue Reading

Rent Control Limits Cities’ Housing, Economies Recent findings by the National Apartment Association (NAA) reveal rent control’s potential effects on four major U.S. cities. NAA’s analysis shows that these policies decrease the housing supply, harm the condition of existing... Continue Reading

California state legislature recently passed a statewide rent control and tenant protection bill, Assembly Bill 1482. Dear NAA Member:The California state legislature recently passed a statewide rent control and tenant protection bill, Assembly Bill... Continue Reading

HUD Secretary Ben Carson wrote a letter to the FTC on November 6th requesting the FTC to investigate websites that are offering verification of an individual's disability for an emotional support animal. Although the letter specifically states that HUD views documentation from such websites offer... Continue Reading

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Please be aware that a Douglas County Court Judge has been dismissing eviction cases if the Three-Day Notice to Quit for nonpayment of rent does not include the following: Where to pay the rent (office, drop box, online, etc.); What method of payment (check, money order, etc.); and The... Continue Reading

There are times when you as an owner or property management company may be asked to provide information on a tenant to a third-party. For example, when a resident’s dog bites another resident and the Humane Society wants the name and contact information on the resident that owns the dog. ... Continue Reading