HUD Deregulates Enforcement of Some Fair Housing Laws: What You Need to Know
Recently, under President Trump’s deregulation-focused executive orders, there have been some wide-ranging changes to HUD’s enforcement of the Fair Housing Act. The following is a summary of those changes and how they could affect our landlord and property-management clients, with the understanding that some state guidelines may nonetheless supersede these new federal directives. Also, know […]
Crain’s Features Paletz Op-Ed Calling Out Anti-Landlord Legislation That Would Negatively Impact Michigan Rental Housing
Paletz Law CEO Matthew Paletz and Rental Property Owners of Michigan executive director Erika Farley were featured in a Crain’s Detroit Business Opinion piece objecting to a set of misguided proposed pro-tenant legislation that could potentially drive landlords out of business, adding to the state’s housing woes. You can read the opinion article here.
Paletz Law Anniversary Featured in MHInsider
The 30th Anniversary of Paletz Law and its innovation and advocacy for landlords and property owners in the manufactured housing space was featured in the latest edition of the MHInsider. Read the article here.
Matthew Paletz Op-Ed on New Proposed Anti-Tenant Legislation Printed in Lansing State Journal
More pro-tenant legislation has been proposed in Michigan, which will potentially drive more landlords out of business and exacerbate the state’s housing woes. Read the editorial co-authored by Paletz Law CEO Matthew Paletz and Rental Property Owners of Michigan executive director Erika Farley here.
Senate Bill 372 is Again Trying to Keep MI Landlords from Using Credit Scores for Tenant Screening
Some Michigan lawmakers are once again pushing to reshape the rental landscape with Senate Bill 372, legislation that would fundamentally alter how landlords evaluate prospective tenants by prohibiting the use of credit scores in determining lease eligibility. A Giant Mess For Landlords Attempting to Pre-Qualify Tenants The bill introduces several tenant-leaning measures. Under the legislation, […]
A Pair of New City of Lansing Edicts Negatively Affect Local Property Owners
Rental Property Owners Required to Pay Tenant Relocation Costs The City of Lansing has passed the “Landlord Relocation Rule,” an ordinance significantly affecting rental property owners. The new, recently enacted regulation requires landlords to provide relocation assistance to tenants because of what the City of Lansing refers to as “safety issues.” Under the new ordinance, […]
What Do Renters Really Want? A Guide for Landlords to Remain Competitive
Throughout its history, Paletz Law has witnessed significant changes in how landlords and property owners present their properties and interact with current and prospective tenants. Some of these changes have emerged from new expectations that arose from COVID. In contrast, others have related to the technological advances that property managers now have access to, enabling […]
Policy Makers Need to Be More Concerned About The Plight of Mom-and-Pop Property Owners
In Michigan, Ohio and across America, a quiet but devastating crisis is unfolding in the rental housing market. Most political policy debates have neglected the smaller, less influential family landlords and investors. Owning, in many cases, just a handful of properties or single units, these landlords form the backbone of affordable housing in many communities […]
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