The term "blacklisting," usually associated with 1950's McCarthyism, has taken on a new meaning. The blacklisted in 21st century New York have been people applying for apartments whom property owners ...

The City Council voted 12-0 to beef up the city’s anti-harassment ordinance after 13,000 complaints poured in the three years since the law was passed, with no prosecutions, the Los Angeles ...

An unusual dustup over a routine appointment process provided a peek into the Seattle City Council's tension over ...

Waters spearheaded the committee. She said in Detroit, around 11% of landlords are in compliance, meaning their property was inspected and meets minimum city requirements. "That's it.

The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday voted to adopt an ordinance strengthening the city’s tenant anti-harassment protections and making it easier for tenants to sue landlords who violate ...

The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday voted in favor of adopting measures to strengthen the city’s tenant anti-harassment ordinance after the original law, approved three years ago, resulted ...

CITY HALL — After numerous conversations over the course of months, City Council tightened up tenant harassment laws last week. The unanimous vote increases penalties, prohibits landlords from ...

A City Council bill that would mostly bar landlords from conducting criminal background checks on prospective tenants is facing intense backlash from a small group of council members, even as a ...

The AZ Shores apartments at 1305 Second St. in downtown Santa Monica. (Brandon Wise) CITY HALL — City Council will try to strengthen its response to the growing number of tenant harassment claims.

A former tenant of Ipswich Borough Council has been sentenced for fraud offences after giving false information to get ...

A ‘good landlord’ who is prepared to lose £20,000 rather than evict tenants, says selective licensing is punishing those ...

A Royal Borough woman suffered ‘avoidable distress’ after she was incorrectly prevented from joining the housing register for four years, an ombudsman has ruled. The Local Government and Social Care ...