David C. Wagoner—Senior Attorney
Most states impose statutory duties on landlords to maintain and repair residential premises in habitable condition during a tenancy. See, e.g., Cal. Civ. Code § 1941 (California); O.C.G.A. § 44-7-13 (Georgia); ALM
Lee Dunham—Senior Attorney
In the wake of the rise of online vacation rental platforms like Airbnb and VRBO, the modern trend in drafting restrictive covenants for planned communities or condominiums is to include a provision specifically
Robert Westendorf—Research Attorney
Ninety-four-year-old Geraldine Tyler lived in a condominium for more than a decade before moving to a senior community in 2010. Tyler v. Hennepin County, 143 S. Ct. 1369, 2023 U.S. LEXIS 2201,
Brad Pettit—Senior Attorney, National Legal Research Group
A recent decision by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals indicates that since a judgment for the debt of only one spouse does not attach to property held by the
Alistair Edwards—Senior Attorney, National Legal Research Group
It is not unusual for homes in a subdivision to be subject to restrictive covenants limiting the owners’ use of their property to residential purposes and/or prohibiting the use of the
Brad Pettit—Senior Attorney, National Legal Research Group
Although the general rule is that in the absence of an express agreement between a landlord and a tenant to the contrary, the tenant cannot recover from his or her landlord
Alistair Edwards—Senior Attorney, National Legal Research Group
As a result of the COVID-19 public health emergency, various states and municipalities around the country have imposed moratoriums on evictions and prohibited landlords for a certain period of time from
Trish Sifka—Senior Attorney, National Legal Research Group
An English Judge and Jurist, Sir Edward Coke, declared in 1604: “[T]he house of everyone is to him as his Castle and Fortress as well for defence against
Brad Pettit—Senior Attorney, National Legal Research Group
In a very recent ruling that was consistent with prior Virginia state court decisions that favor residential landlords in cases involving personal injury suits by tenants against landlords, a federal district
Brad Pettit, Senior Attorney, National Legal Research Group
An unreported mid-level appellate decision by a Pennsylvania Superior Court illustrates that courts take a dim view to a residential landlord’s attempt to defend against breach of covenant of
