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HUD to Focus on Treatment of Same-Sex Couples

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In the nation’s first-ever national study examining housing discrimination against same-sex couples in the private rental market, HUD measured the treatment same-sex couples receive from rental agents hunting for apartments online, compared to how otherwise similar heterosexual couples...

Landlord Fined for Discriminatory Craigslist Ad

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A Boston-area landlord and property manager have been ordered to pay more than $38,000 in a housing discrimination case that resulted from posting a Craigslist advertisement indicating their unwillingness to rent to families with children because of the lead status of a rental unit. The owner...

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Tip #212: Singling You Out? Housing officials report that nearly 30,000 landlords were investigated last year for discrimination claims. The most common complaints are over disabilities, then race, and national origin. Discrimination need not be overt. Any leasing policy which has a negative...

Pet Policies vs. Companion Animals

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HUD has issued new rules clarifying the responsibilities landlords shoulder regarding companion animals in rental properties. The newly released “Notice on Service Animals and Assistance Animals for People with Disabilities in Housing and HUD-Funded Programs” discusses how the Fair...

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Tip#211: Prolonging the Pain A common way for tenants to avoid paying rent on time is asking the landlord to accept a partial payment, with a promise to pay the rest later. Landlords, especially those who need to pay a mortgage, often are eager to accept any money from the deadbeat tenant. But...

Law Requires Landlords to Accept Section 8

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Kirkland, Washington lawmakers this week passed an ordinance prohibiting landlords there from turning away applicants who rely on Section 8 vouchers. The measure does not prohibit choice among tenant applicants based on other factors. According to a news report, the 4-3 vote this week came...

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Tip #203: Steering You Wrong When filling vacancies, it’s easy to get caught up in your eagerness to find a new tenant. But that’s what makes it easy to violate Fair Housing Laws. Landlords are not allowed to steer rental applicants by coaxing someone into — or out of —...

Landlord to Pay $25,000 to Settle Retaliation Claim

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The owner of an apartment building in Cambridge, Massachusetts has agreed to pay $25,000 to settle allegations that a former trustee and property manager discriminated against a family with a young child to avoid an obligation to remove lead paint hazards and then later retaliated against the...

Lawyer Says Fair Housing Fines Amount to Extortion

Lawyer Says Fair Housing Fines Amount to Extortion Read more
The lawyer for an elderly landlord in North Kingsville, Ohio says that ordering his client to pay over $100,000 in fines and attorneys fees for alleged discrimination amounts to extortion. That’s because here, the alleged victims are imaginary. According to a news report, the local...