A dutiful Fair Housing Defense reader (thanks for taking the time to visit) pinged me with a question concerning the annual Top Ten list of blog posts. Apparently after clicking on at least one entry, my reader noticed that the post was from a few years back. Fair point. The list I circulated in the
The Top Ten Fair Housing Defense Blog Posts in 2018
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My favorite blog entry of the year. With annual apologies to David Letterman, here are the Top Ten Fair Housing Defense Blog posts from 2018 (ranked in order of how many people viewed each entry): 1. Exemptions to the Fair Housing Act? Not Many — But Here Are Some. |
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HUD Resolves Disability Discrimination Case Complaint Against Condominium Association in New Jersey
Last week, the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) issued a press release to announce it resolved a disability discrimination case in November 2018 filed against a New Jersey age 55 and over condominium association involving claims that the condo association violated the Fair Housing Act (FHA) by refusing to sell a couple
A Little Fair Housing Humor: “Emotional Support Chicken” from Popeyes
You can’t make this up. In an effort to help reduce holiday travel stress, Popeyes (the chicken restaurant chain, not the cartoon character) launched an “Emotional Support Chicken” to provide a quick laugh to travelers (at least to those at the airport in Philadelphia). The next box is designed to bring fried chicken on holiday
A Cautionary Tale and More on Holiday Decorations
Last week we wrote generally about the impact of fair housing laws on holiday decorations and displays and the challenging balancing act that management must undertake when considering what, if any, holiday displays they will permit in their communities. A recent judgment from the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho demonstrates just what
A Short Holiday Decoration Guide For Apartment Management
Every year in December I get questions about holiday decorations in apartment communities. How do we respect the Christmas celebrations of some, Hanukkah beliefs of others, as well as festive traditions of various other cultures? Can we put up decorations involving Santa Claus? What about Christmas trees? Rudolph? Menorahs? And what to do if some
HUD Files Disability Discrimination Fair Housing Charge Against Denver, CO Property
Acting on a complaint initially filed back in 2016, just yesterday the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) formally charged the owners, architect, and builder of an apartment building (with 164 units on six floors) in Denver, Colorado with housing discrimination for failing to make the property accessible to residents with disabilities. In
HUD Brings Disability Discrimination FHA Charge in New Jersey Related to Restrictions on an Assistance Animal
Late last month, the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) charged a condominium association in New Jersey with disability discrimination in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA). According to HUD, the complaint asserts that the condominium required that a resident (with vision and hearing impairments) use the service door (as opposed
HUD Charges New Jersey Rental Property Owner With Racial Discrmination
Last week, the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) charged a rental property owner in New Jersey with racial discrimination under the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA). In the charging document, HUD asserts that the property owner declined to rent an apartment to an African American woman because of her race. HUD also
Waiting For HUD Guidance On Two Fair Housing Issues
A little housing policy inside baseball today. Those of us in the multifamily housing space are waiting for our friends at HUD to act on two matters of interest:
First, as previously noted, HUD issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking back in June 2018, seeking public comment on whether its 2013 disparate impact rule