Practicing on the Front Lines of Landlord-Tenant Regulations and Housing Law
Law Brief®: Robert Wolf, Alexander Tiktin and Richard Schoenstein Discuss the Continuing Foreclosure/Eviction Moratorium
On February 10, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14209, titled “Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement to Further American Economic and National Security,” with the stated purpose of eliminating...more
As we discussed in our September 25 publishing, Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey: IRS Issues Moratorium on Processing New Employee Retention Credit Claims, the IRS previously stated that it was...more
Like most industries today, Consumer Finance Services businesses are being significantly impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Troutman Pepper has developed a dedicated COVID-19 Resource Center to guide clients...more
Justice Department to appeal judge’s order on eviction moratorium - Los Angeles Times – February 27 - The Justice Department will appeal a judge’s ruling that found the federal government’s eviction moratorium to be...more
On February 24, 2021, five New York landlords filed a complaint in federal court, alleging that Part A of the state’s COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020 (the “Act”) violates their...more
Landlords in the state of Texas won a battle over their ability to conduct residential evictions when a federal court struck down the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) broad eviction moratorium last Thursday. On February...more
As discussed in a prior blog post, U.S. District Judge John Barker issued a February 25 decision, ruling that the CDC's Order temporarily halting certain evictions was unconstitutional, as it exceeded the federal government's...more
In the ruling, U.S. District Judge John Barker ruled in favor of the landlords and property managers who brought the lawsuit, ruling that the CDC's eviction moratorium exceeded the federal government's constitutional...more
This 20th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, finds both plaintiffs and defendants with reasons to celebrate. Insurance carriers avoided consolidation of coverage disputes in...more
The coronavirus pandemic has shocked the global economy, transformed industries, and upended our daily lives. Its effects will be felt for years. So, what do these changes mean for antitrust counseling? This article explains...more
As the pandemic breathes life into some sectors and creates bankruptcies in others, some businesses continue to pursue strategic M&A deals. Some of these deals may receive antitrust scrutiny from the Department of Justice...more
Another week brings another round of COVID-19-related lawsuits. We are identifying some early trends and provide a synopsis of the more relevant lawsuits below....more
Thinking about opening a recreational store or medical cooperative in Tacoma? Better sit tight, at least for the time being. On Tuesday, January 13, 2016, the Tacoma City Council passed a “temporary moratorium on new...more