Karolis Kavolelis // Shutterstock When big property managers give independent landlords a bad name Scroll through the news, and you’ll find no shortage of horror stories about landlords. But in three recent cases involving unlawfully withheld security deposits, a $692,000 wrongful eviction settlement, and chronic tenant neglect and harassment, the wrongdoing came from the property
The Florida House announced Tuesday it intends to put some kind of property tax repeal on the 2026 ballot, forming a special committee to study the issue over the summer and present recommendations by the next legislative session. WATCH BELOW FOR COVERAGE FROM TALLAHASSEE: The announcement comes during ongoing tensions between House leadership and Governor
Compass Management and Premier Property Management, two Aquidneck Island companies, are joining forces in a strategic merger announced on April 29. This move expands their property management services across Rhode Island. The newly merged company now manages over 110 client accounts, representing about 1,000 units on Aquidneck Island and throughout Rhode Island. The total value
State Fire Marshal investigators were executing a search warrant at 11 Olympia St. in Portland on Tuesday. The area will be closed to traffic during an investigation expected to last through Wednesday. Courtesy Maine Department of Public Safety Investigators with the Office of State Fire Marshal on Tuesday began a multiday search of a Portland
The Hampton School Board is considering a balanced $66.5 million budget for the 2025-26 school year that includes a 4% property tax increase. It’s the highest increase the school district is allowed under its state-imposed inflation limit. If approved, it would increase the annual school property tax bill for a home at Hampton’s $175,000 median
Scroll through the news, and you’ll find no shortage of horror stories about landlords. But in three recent cases involving unlawfully withheld security deposits, a $692,000 wrongful eviction settlement, and chronic tenant neglect and harassment, the wrongdoing came from the property management companies hired to oversee the rental properties. Property management companies and landlords aren’t
Perhaps it is fitting that a lawsuit which languished seven years in state court would conclude with a ruling that,“defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint is granted in part and denied in part.” A Superior Court judge dismissed a lawsuit last week filed by a neighbor of a 600-acre farm that alleged his 3.6-acre property
In the latest example of a deal to preserve the rural landscape between San Jose and Morgan Hill that was once planned to be the world headquarters for Cisco and Apple, a Palo Alto environmental group has bought 207 acres on the hillsides overlooking Coyote Valley for $5.5 million. The property, a former farm owned
While lawmakers are considering many bills ahead of the end of the 2025 session on Friday, here at Hawaiʻi Public Radio, we’ve narrowed down the topics to the top four we’re paying close attention to. All of these measures have made it through the conference committee, one of the last steps of the legislative process,
HELENA, Mont. — It is likely the final week of the 2025 legislative session and lawmakers continue to disagree on property tax solutions. House Bill 231 and Senate Bill 542 would both provide similar rebates for taxes on primary residences and reduce overall residential property taxes. But both now need to be discussed in dedicated