With my annual apology to David Letterman, the first Fair Housing Defense blog entry of the year is always my favorite as I highlight the Top Ten posts from the
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Information on and Compliance with the FHA
With my annual apology to David Letterman, the first Fair Housing Defense blog entry of the year is always my favorite as I highlight the Top Ten posts from the…
Continue Reading Fair Housing Defense: Top Ten Blog Posts from 2020
I have heard from a couple of clients (and potential new clients) recently after they received either a demand letter or lawsuit (or both) asserting their property violated the Fair…
Continue Reading Thoughts On Avoiding Criminal Background FHA Claims
As written here (and elsewhere), the COVID era has raised housing law issues nobody had thought of until March 2020. While there are recently approved vaccines, until those vaccines are…
Continue Reading Early Lease Terminations and COVID-19: Here Are Some Guidelines
Here is a fact pattern professional apartment management should work to avoid. An applicant signs a lease for an apartment home. Rent is due on the first of the month.
Continue Reading HUD Charges Georgia Property Owner With Disability Discrimination For Failure to Approve a Reasonable Accommodation Request Related to the Rental Due Date
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a complaint in federal court asserting that a housing provider in Ohio violated the Fair Housing Act (FHA) by sexually…
Continue Reading DOJ Files Sexual Harassment FHA Complaint in Ohio