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Rent Control
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Property Legal Insider
RPZ changes linking rent increases to rate of inflation commenced
By Aoife Smyth
The notice for S.I. No. 361 of 2021 Commencement of Section 6 of the Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Act 2021 has been published in today's Iris Oifigiuil. This order appoints…
Property Legal Insider
RTB publishes guidance relating to new rules on rent deposits and rent calculation in RPZs
By Aoife Smyth
The Residential Tenancies Board has published some guidance materials in relation to the Residential Tenancies (No.2) Act 2021. These comprise of: Booklet entitled "Residential Tenancies (No.2) Act 2021: What this…
Property Legal Insider
Residential Tenancies (No.2) Act 2021 signed into law, RPZ changes yet to be commenced
By Aoife Smyth
A short post to confirm that the Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Act 2021 was signed into law by the President last Friday, 9 July. This is the legislation which introduces…
Property Legal Insider
Residential Tenancies (No.2) Bill 2021 – significant amendments introduced to include new RPZ rules
By Aoife Smyth
This Bill has been significantly amended in the Seanad to provide for (in addition to the items detailed in our previous post): a change in the calculation of rent increases…
Property Legal Insider
Residential Tenancies (No.2) Bill 2021 published
By Aoife Smyth
The Government yesterday published the Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Bill 2021: The Bill provides for the following: the extension of the existing protections for tenants adversely financially impacted by Covid-19…
Adv. Jainodin's Legal Blog
After lapse of previous rent agreement if fresh rent agreement is not created, then the landlord can recover last payable rent but not the enhanced rent
The finding by both the learned Courts below on issue no.3 has been taken up for examination. In this regard, at the outset it must be seen that how far…
Municipal Minute
Bill Would Repeal Rent Control Preemption Act
Earlier this week, the House Committee on Housing advanced a bill that would allow units of local government to implement measures regarding rent control, including imposing caps on rent prices.…
Trust on Trial
California Trusts Cannot Hold Title to Real Estate
A common misperception of trusts is that they are legal entities that, like corporations, can hold title to real estate and other property. A new California appellate decision, Boshernitsan v.…
Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental Law Blog
Federal Judge Blocks Eviction Moratorium Challenge by Los Angeles Apartment Owners
By Pamela Westhoff, Talya Gulezyan
City of Los Angeles apartment owners recently lost their bid in Federal Court to halt the application of Mayor Eric Garcetti’s eviction moratorium[1] and rent freeze ordinance[2] (the “City Moratorium”).…
Land Use Developments
City “Apartment Rent Ordinance” Survives Constitutional Challenge by Landlords
In a concise December 7, 2020 opinion, Hotop v. City of San Jose, __ F.3d __ (2020) (Case No. 18-16995), a 3-0 panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals…