Real Estate & Property Law

Public hearing set on Fayetteville's proposed rental property law
The law would require landlords to register rental properties and would call for voluntary inspections.

Landlords Without Houses-- The Scams Continue
"There are those who figure that not owning any rental properties shouldn't keep them out of the property rental business. All it takes is a vacant foreclosure, a Craigslist ad, and no conscience"

Smoke em if you got em ... just not in your apartment
California's state Senate has approved a bill which would let landlords ban smoking in their rental apartments. The legislation now goes to the state Assembly for its review and vote...

"Discrimination Is Alive & Well In America Today" Says NY AG After Bagging Two Brooklyn Landlords In Undercover Race-Bias Rental Sting
In Brooklyn, New York, the New York Post reports:Two Brooklyn landlords were nabbed in an undercover sting after they brazenly told black apartment hunters that no suitable units were available, while rolling out the red carpet for potential white tenants, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo charged []...

Apartment Fire Shows Sublet Dangers: Beware of Quick Rental Unit Modifications
With foreclosures and evictions booming, it's only natural that landlords and tenants try to maximize the number of people fitting into rental units. This can make it tempting to quickly slap up an additional wall in order to rent out...

Beware: Summer Rental Scams
The NYT has a very entertaining, albeit alarming article giving advice for summer rental nighmares. It is filled with stories of people showing up to beach or mountain houses filled with vermin, slugs, bats, and landlords with alligator boots and...

Acer Recalls Notebook Computers Due to Burn Hazard
Acer Recalls Notebook Computers Due to Burn Hazard

Online Ticket Vendor
Buying Tickets Online That Never Arrive

Lifeblood
alleging negligence after computers were stolen which contained personal information.

Facebook / Blockbuster
alleging that Facebook distributed your Blockbuster movie rental information without your knowledge or consent.