Remote Real Estate

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Connecticut’s October 1 Rental Laws: No Utility Billing Without a Meter, Up to $100,000 Deposit Penalties, New Rules for Your Manager

From Oct 1, 2026, Connecticut leases cannot bill tenants for utilities without a separate meter, deposit violations can draw civil penalties, and fee …

Viktor September 29, 2026

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Maryland’s October 1 Rental Laws Kick In at Different Portfolio Sizes: Which Ones Reach an Out-of-State Owner

Four new Maryland rental rules take effect Oct 1, 2026 with different triggers: voucher-applicant screening (no size threshold), fair-chance screening…

Viktor September 29, 2026

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HUD Will Survey 10,000 Rental Owners in 2027 About Evictions and Disaster Repairs: What the Last Survey Says About Landlords Like You

HUD's 2027 Rental Housing Finance Survey adds eviction and disaster-cost questions. What the voluntary survey asks, how to spot a real Census letter, …

Viktor September 29, 2026

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Fair Housing and Lead-Disclosure Fines Are Frozen for 2026: The Exact Federal Penalty Caps Out-of-State Landlords Face

HUD, DOJ and the FTC froze federal civil penalties at 2025 levels for 2026. The exact fair housing and lead-disclosure caps a remote landlord faces, w…

Viktor September 29, 2026

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Any Detectable Lead Dust Now Counts as a Hazard: What the 2026 Federal Standard Means for Your Pre-1978 Rental

Since January 12, 2026, EPA treats any lab-reportable lead in floor or sill dust as a hazard, and states must catch up by January 11, 2027. What it me…

Viktor September 29, 2026

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The Federal Energy Rules for Manufactured Homes Just Stopped Applying — and a July 2027 Deadline Replaced Them

DOE said on September 18, 2026 that its manufactured-housing energy standards have no legal effect. For out-of-state landlords, the bigger change is t…

Viktor September 22, 2026

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Rent-Pricing Software Is Being Rewritten Around You: The DOJ Filing of September 18 and New Jersey’s July 2027 Law

The DOJ published a proposed consent decree against Pinnacle in the RealPage rent-pricing case on September 18, 2026, and New Jersey's FAIR Act takes …

Viktor September 21, 2026

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FEMA Redrew 52 Flood Maps in One Day: What a Map Change Actually Does to Your Out-of-State Rental

FEMA published 52 flood map revision cases across 21 states on September 10, 2026. What a flood map change does to an out-of-state rental: the mandato…

Viktor September 18, 2026

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Section 8 Payment Standards Could Drop October 1 in Some ZIP Codes: HUD Is Paying Housing Agencies $3,000 to Cut Them

HUD Notice PIH 2026-12 creates a $3,000 fee for public housing agencies that eliminate exception payment standards above 110% of FMR by October 1, 202…

Viktor September 17, 2026

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The Federal 30-Day Eviction Notice Did Not Expire: Fannie and Freddie Just Stopped Reminding You

CARES Act section 4024(c) still requires 30 days' notice to vacate for nonpayment on properties with a federally backed mortgage, even though Fannie M…

Viktor September 16, 2026