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Following that, activists and tenants coalesced as Arizona Tenants Association in 1994. This organization would eventually become Arizona Tenants Advocates. [3] The group lobbied against anti-tenant legislation between 1994–2000. One of the group's crowning achievements was establishing Tempe's rental housing code in 1997, a first for the state.
Landlord harassment. Landlord harassment is the willing creation, by a landlord or their agents, of conditions that are uncomfortable for one or more tenants in order to induce willing abandonment of a rental contract. This is illegal in many jurisdictions, either under general harassment laws or specific protections, as well as under the terms ...
t. e. The Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, also known as URLTA, is a sample law governing residential landlord and tenant interactions, created in 1972 by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in the United States. Many states have adopted all or part of this Act.
In what it terms a "renters bill of rights," the Biden administration has unveiled a new plan of action to protect American renters from unfair housing practices and steep rent increases. See: 40...
The goal with the new laws is to put renters and property owners on equal footing, said Rep. Esther Agbaje, DFL-Minneapolis, who carried several tenants' rights bills in the House of Representatives.
Landlord–tenant law is the field of law that deals with the rights and duties of landlords and tenants. In common law legal systems such as Irish law, landlord–tenant law includes elements of the common law of real property and contract. In modern times, however, it is frequently governed by statute. [1] Generally, leases must include a few ...
Hurricane season is in full swing, and thousands of homes have been damaged -- including rentals. Here’s what to know about renter’s rights so you can prepare. This was originally published on ...
Tenants union. A tenants union, also known as a tenants association, is a group of tenants that collectively organize to improve the conditions of their housing and mutually educate about their rights as renters. [1][2] Groups may also lobby local officials to change housing policies or address homelessness.