The 5-Day Notice in Arizona: What Property Managers Get Wrong (and How It Can Kill Your Eviction)
Eviction is one of the most powerful legal tools available to a landlord or property manager in Arizona. But it is also one of the most procedurally unforgiving. A single error in the preliminary steps of the eviction process can result in a case being dismissed, forcing you to start over from the very beginning. […]
Fannie and Freddie End CARES Notice EnforcementWhat Does This Mean for Operators?
As many of you painfully know, the CARES Act was drafted in March of 2020 to address the COVID-19 pandemic and provided for a cessation of eviction activities for covered properties for a 120-day period (hereinafter “Moratorium”). During the Moratorium, landlords of covered properties (i.,e. properties with federally backed loans from Fannie Mae or Freddie […]
FHFA Rescinds Previously Introduced Federal Landlord-Tenant Requirements
On March 14, 2025, William J. Pulte was sworn in to a five-year term as Director of the United States Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”). Prior to his appointment, FHFA had temporarily postponed the implementation of new landlord-tenant regulations for multifamily properties backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac until May 31, 2025. The new […]