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A new federal pilot lets local programs lend small landlords repair money, forgivable within 3 years. The price for owners not renting to voucher holders: a rent-increase cap at the lower of 5% or inflation, lease-extension offers and affordability terms. HUD has not yet announced funding for it.
Read the briefingCal/OSHA's draft rule would stop fabrication of engineered stone above 1% silica, 60 days after it takes effect, with a 180-day sell-through. Installed countertops aren't affected. New quartz for California turns could get scarce.
Read the briefingTrepp's September data put multifamily CMBS delinquencies at 8.04%, above the 8.02% overall rate for the first time since Covid. Here is what to check before your next refinance.
Read the briefingStarting October 1, 2026, Maryland landlords with five or more units must delay most criminal-history questions until after a conditional offer. New rules on voucher-holder credit screening and rent reporting also start, and AC rules now reach renovated units.
Read the briefingGov. Abbott froze data center permitting on September 21 pending grid and water audits. The bigger number for landlords is construction inputs, up 8.9% year over year, with steel and copper up far more.
Read the briefingCalifornia gives you 21 days, New York 14, Arizona 14 business days, and most of the rest 30 — but the clock starts at a different moment in almost every state, and a late itemization is often a total forfeiture.
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