Landlord & Tenant Law News and Stories
Number of buy-to-let properties up by 84000
MyIntroducer.comFebruary 9, 2012
Provided the landlord has a bona fide buy-to-let mortgage and tenancy is recognised by the lender, the tenant's rights are unchanged even if their landlord does default. "Buy-to-let lending continues to perform well. Demand for rented property remains ...more »
HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan Announces New Policy Combating LGBT Housing...
TowleroadFebruary 2, 2012
Speaking at NGLTF's Creating Change conference over the weekend in Baltimore, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced that a new policy proposed last year combating LGBT housing discrimination is to be published and finalized ...more »
Iran-Turkey Ties Under Increasing Strain From Mideast Sunni-Shiite Divide
BloombergFebruary 2, 2012
The quarrels undermine a showpiece of premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan's policy of “zero problems” with Turkey's neighbors. Two years ago, Erdogan resisted US pressure and angered President Barack Obama by opposing sanctions on Iran.more »
Natrona County Commission withdraws one grant request, submits another
Casper Star-Tribune OnlineFebruary 8, 2012
This building would be constructed on spec, meaning CAEDA would be anticipating a tenant for an empty structure, he said. During the work session, Opella said the rules for grant applications allow the commission to approve the resolution without a ...more »
Boehner downplays report of tensions with Cantor
msnbc.comFebruary 2, 2012
Wasn't Obama the candidate that claimed his plan would be so good that people would want to buy insurance because it would be so cheap? Didn't he slam Hillary for wanting to garnish wages? How does the individual mandate fit into this narrative?more »
Evictions avoided after polygamous sect leaders make tax payments
Salt Lake TribuneFebruary 5, 2012
By Lindsay Whitehurst Polygamous sect leaders have paid nearly half of past-due property taxes owed on its state-controlled property trust, avoiding possible evictions and tax sales. "I am encouraged by the partial payment of the property taxes, ...more »
