When the White House published its guidelines for protecting renters, it provoked some strong reactions — on the multifamily side but also from housing advocates.

The Biden administration's so-called Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights included a number of items that were more thoughts than actions, explained as a set of five principles. Those were access to safe, quality, accessible, and affordable housing; clear and fair leases; education, enforcement, and enhancement of rights; the right for tenants to organize; and eviction prevention, diversion, and relief.

However, the document started with a 318-word legal disclaimer explicitly saying that it was "not binding and does not itself constitute U.S. government policy" and also "is not intended to, and does not, create any legal right, benefit, or defense, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person, nor does it constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity."