(The Center Square) – The City of Spokane may soon require landlords to give tenants at least four months' notice before raising the price of rent under an ordinance the city council will vote on April 29. The ordinance takes a step further than the state legislature's 60-day standard by requiring landlords to provide tenants with no less than a 120-day notice when raising rent by 3% or less. That minimum increases to a 180-day notice if the hike exceeds 3%. ...
Rents on private properties in London showed signs of cooling last month, according to a new report, offering a glimmer of hope for the sector after a torrid year.
Nothing is permanent in politics. What seems settled can become abruptly unsettled, as the inevitable gives way to the unthinkable.
The governor included a measure to ban insurance discrimination in her executive budget proposal. The new measures come nine months after a Gothamist investigation into source of income discrimination by property insurers. [ more › ]
But rule is already being challenged in court. Certain industries rely heavily on agreements.
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The Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 to ban the use of most noncompete agreements on Tuesday. This ruling means companies can’t require employees who aren’t senior executives to wait a set amount of time before joining a competitor or launching their own company in the same category. While the FTC’s ruling will impact industries like […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Delta Air Lines said Monday that it will give most of its employees a 5% raise and will increase the minimum starting salary that it offers in some positions. The raise takes effect June 1 as another expected busy summer travel season kicks off. It covers flight attendants and most ground-based employees, including front-line workers …
Scottish Government minister Lorna Slater boasted that the ban was 'proof of the progress Scotland is making toward protecting our environment' despite it being rolled out across the UK as well
An Edinburgh tenant is to be evicted from her flat just as the Scottish Government’s ban is lifted, after her landlord claimed to be ‘deep in debt’. Australia-based landlord Evaine Ladwa applied for an eviction order against Sau Lan Wong in a bid to put the East Parkside property back on the market. And it was granted by the court last month – just days before a Scotland-wide eviction moratorium introduced in response to the cost of living crisis came to an end on March 31. Ms Ladwa said she...
Nancy Sexton was elated when city crews cleared out more than 50 RVs in December that had been parked near her business for months, blocking parking spots and leaving behind trash and waste on Forest Lawn Drive. Then she realized the long stretch of road near Barham Boulevard in the Hollywood Hills was suddenly off limits for not just parked RVs, but all parked vehicles. Much of the the curb was painted red. No parking signs lined the sidewalk. "It's a dumb decision," said Sexton, who owns the...
A proposed ban in Kansas on gender-affirming care for minors also would bar state employees from promoting it or even children’s social transitioning