New Colorado Supreme Court Ruling Brings Clarity to CARES ACT Requirements
An important legal ruling was issued on May 15th by the Colorado Supreme Court: it confirmed that the CARES Act 30-day “Notice to Vacate” requirement remains in effect for all “Covered Properties.” In the Supreme Court opinion, it said that the notice provision [...
VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) Update
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) just recently issued a press release where they highlighted the culmination of their work in preparing new and updated resources to advance housing protections for “survivors of domestic violence,...
White House Renters Plan
This morning the White House released a plan to pursue a “Renters Bill of Rights.” We understand the importance of this information to our Industry and clients, and so wanted to provide the details for you. Please review this FACT SHEET published by the White House...
Legislation Introduced to End Federal CARES Act Notice to Vacate
On September 30, 2022, Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) introduced the “Respect State Housing Laws Act" (H.R.9062), federal legislation that would end the CARES Act notice to vacate requirement. The National Apartment Association (NAA), working alongside the National...
Understanding the Vacated and Dismiss Buttons
We often hear this from clients: "Nationwide says that my resident vacated, but they haven't. Please help!" Usually, this is simply a misunderstanding of what the Vacated and Dismiss buttons mean. We hope this brief video will help explain how to interpret that data...
Google Sheets to Microsoft Excel
We understand that not everybody has access to Microsoft Excel, so we have an easy and free workaround for you. If you receive an Excel spreadsheet from our team, you can open it in Google Sheets to make any edits. When you're done editing and you're ready to send...
SCRA and DoD Issues
Update: February 9th, 2022 - SCRA Update SCRA's Single Record Request functionality has now been restored. Users are able to proceed with the application as normal. Thank you for your patience. SCRA Single Record Request Currently Down The Dept. of Defense's SCRA...
Validating Property Information
This video tutorial will help you see how to validate your property's address, phone number, and contact information. Regardless of what the video says, if you have changes to submit, please use the contact form at the bottom of this page rather than making changes on...
A Day in the Life of Michael Bell, Director of Client Relations
There are people that provide a great customer experience, and then there are those who provide exceptional experiences. However, very few compare to Michael Bell. If you are an L&B client, chances are you know the hard-working, always on top of things,...
D&I and Employee Retention
The nation is going through a major shift. A shocking report published by Forbes estimates that turnover is costing U.S companies a whopping $160 Billion a year and in September of 2018, 3.6 million Americans quit their jobs voluntarily. However, in the...