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Deadly Fire Spurs Law to Inspect Old Las Vegas Rental Properties

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Aging multi-unit and extended-stay buildings in Las Vegas that have been converted from motels or hotels to apartments will be regularly inspected as a legacy of the deadliest residential fire in city history, officials decided. A …

Deadly Fire Moves Ohio Officials to Act

A New Year’s Day fire that killed two University of Cincinnati students helped prompt legislation Tuesday that would require enhanced smoke detectors at rental properties. Cincinnati Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls and city Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld filed the proposed ordinance, which …

Maryland’s Highest Court Rules on Lead Paint Lawsuits

Maryland’s highest court has ruled that a law giving owners of certain rental properties immunity from personal injury lawsuits based on a child’s ingestion of lead-based paint is invalid. The Court of Appeals issued the 7-0 ruling on Monday, Oct. …