The Supreme Court Lifts the Federal Eviction Moratorium
Thursday evening, the Supreme Court issued an Opinion that blocked the Biden administration's recently reissued CDC Order, which had protected eligible tenants from actual eviction from their rental homes. "If a federally imposed eviction moratorium is to continue,...
Recent updates regarding the CDC Eviction Moratorium and more.
First, the Supreme Court Ruling. Late yesterday, a divided US Supreme Court ruled that it would NOT alter the ruling of the DC Circuit Court that allows the CDC Order providing a "Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions" to remain in effect while the legal case...
Uploading Secure Documents to Nationwide
We were notified by Nationwide that their upload protocols changed recently to be in line with electronic court filing systems used across the country. Because of that, you can no longer upload a PDF that has any security on it (like password protection, encryption,...
Disparate Impact, Algorithmic Bias and Fair Housing.
In the multifamily industry, we have all received an ample amount of Fair Housing Training. We have secret shops and surveys. Apartment associations even provide in-person and virtual training at training centers, like the ones we've provided across the Carolinas to...
SC: In-Person Proceedings in the Summary Courts to Resume March 15, 2021
The Supreme Court of South Carolina issued an Order on February 26, 2021, which stated that in-person hearings can resume beginning Monday, March 15, 2021. There was nothing in the Order itself that mandates, nor discourages, the state's courts from conducting...
Ways to celebrate Black History Month at work
Black History month is commonly celebrated in our youth. In school, we learn about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his “I Have a Dream” speech. We learn about Rosa Parks, who refused to give up her seat on the bus, and how she helped continue the conversation about...
Mecklenburg County Courts Closing Jan 19 – Feb 11
North Carolina: For all of our Mecklenburg County clients, we hate to have to share this news, but based on the Mecklenburg County Public Health Directive that came out last night, the Chief District Court Judge has decided that all eviction hearings in Mecklenburg...
Winter Weather Alert
We are anticipating inclement weather over the next day or so and some of our NC/SC offices and team members may be affected. We will still be working as efficiently as possible, but response times may be delayed if any of our team members or offices lose power....
Special Alert: Gov. Cooper’s Executive Order 171
UPDATE: 1/27/21 - Governor Cooper has issued a new Executive Order #191. The effect of this new Order for our Landlord clients is limited in that it merely extends the end date of his prior Executive Order #184 and by default #171 until March 31; no other tweaks were...
National Paralegal Day – A Day in the Life of Lynette McPherson
Today is National Paralegal Day According to nationaltoday.com, National Paralegal Day is an annual event that celebrates those who do the legal research (and mountains of paperwork) that enables law firms to function. So, today we shine the spotlight on...