In recent years the use of housing share rentals has become increasingly popular. The creations of websites like Airbnb and HomeAway have opened a new revenue source to many people. To solidify the standards and ensure that the rentals are safe and monitored the City of Chicago enacted a series of municipal ordinances to address these needs.
Evictions are a highly technical aspect of civil real estate litigation. Without a knowledgeable attorney on your side, getting a tenant out of your apartment, or defending yourself against a crazy landlord, can be an exercise in frustration. Learn about your rights under the current evictions moratorium here.
Managing a rental property can be a stressful experience. That experience can be made significantly worse when you have rented to a bad tenant. In damages, destroys, or removes property from the rental unit, a landlord must take swift and well detailed actions if they plan on having the tenant held responsible for their actions.
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Foreclosing a property can be a scary time for anyone. There are many aspects of the law that apply when dealing with a foreclosure, and one such thing to be aware of is whether your property is undergoing a non-judicial or a judicial foreclosure.
In this article, we discuss accelerated lawsuit options in Iowa and answer the following questions:What is Iowa’s Business Specialty Court?What is Iowa’s fast track option for civil lawsuits?What type of case is eligible for acceleration?What are the benefits and drawbacks of an accelerated lawsuit option?
Most property rights are acquired as part of a transaction as part of a buyer and a seller, with a clear, written description of that property interest. However, there are times when someone may acquire a property interest in land when there has been no formal transaction. If someone follows the following procedures, they may acquire a property through adverse possession.
In December, Governor Kim Reynolds announced a new $9 million program created through the CARES Act to provide for rental payment assistance to low-income Iowans facing eviction and assistance to transition homeless Iowans back to housing. This program was launched as an effort to help those facing home insecurities due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Streaming and digital platforms have grown in popularity over the years. As media has moved towards digital streaming, the illegal use of that media has increased as well. To combat the illegal use of copyrighted materials, Congress has enacted several modifications to the anti-piracy laws and increased the potential penalty for any violation.
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Streaming and digital platforms have grown in popularity over the years. As media has moved towards digital streaming, the illegal use of that media has increased as well. To combat the illegal use of copyrighted materials, Congress has enacted several modifications to the anti-piracy laws and increased the potential penalty for any violation.
In this article, we will discuss Indiana Auto Insurance Laws and answer the following questions: Who is liable in a car accident in Indiana?, What minimum and maximum coverage does Indiana law require?, What is a request for financial responsibility verification?, What are the penalties for driving without proof of insurance in Indiana?, and How does Indiana handle uninsured drivers?
In this article, we discuss the law regarding the intentional infliction of emotional distress in Indiana and answer the following questions: what constitutes intentional infliction of emotional distress?, how is “extreme and outrageous conduct” determined in Indiana?, how does the court measure the amount of emotional distress in a claim?, and what damages are awarded in an emotional distress lawsuit?
Title VII has been expanded to cover the rights of queer and transgender employees. What does this mean for religious businesses? With the issuance of the decision in the case of Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia that held that queer and transgender employees are covered under anti-discrimination statutes on the basis of sex, many employers with deeply held religious beliefs or actual religious entities may be left wondering: can the government force someone to violate a deeply held religious belief?
Shortly after his inauguration, President Joe Biden signed several executive orders, one of which was an extension of the CDC's federal eviction moratorium. The $1.9 trillion stimulus package proposed by the Biden administration also contains an extension to the eviction moratorium through September and additional funding for renters. Guidelines on eviction and eviction protection have been somewhat muddled as extensions have been added and rules changed with each new executive order. Despite the eviction moratorium, evictions are still being filed through the United States, causing many to crowd into homeless shelters.
Streaming and digital platforms have grown in popularity over the years. As media has moved towards digital streaming, the illegal use of that media has increased as well. To combat the illegal use of copyrighted materials, Congress has enacted several modifications to the anti-piracy laws and increased the potential penalty for any violation.
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