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The federal government announced that it has reached an agreement with a property owner and his management company settling allegations that they maintained a policy of discriminating against prospective tenants based on national origin. This landlord owns 9,406 housing units at 264 properties in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Specifically, HUD alleged that prospective Hispanic tenants were required to document their citizenship or immigration status, but non-Hispanic applicants were not asked to do so. The Fair Housing Act makes it unlawful to impose different rental terms and conditions based on national origin, race, color,... Read more
By Brett D Furniss I was out to dinner the other night in Uptown Charlotte and saw the typical 21st century young, urban couple. They were dressed stylishly, moved...
For many landlords, fraud is a four-letter word. Thats because they know it spells getting ripped off, with precious little recourse but to attempt to collect the bad...
A 69 -year-old landlord from Maryland will spend a year and a day in prison, followed by six months of home detention for improper lead paint abatement at rental...
By Al Williamson A rental community is dramatically affected by the Landlord Lid, often times without owners knowing it. What is the Landlord Lid? 1. A phenomenon that...
A tenant facing eviction over nonpayment of rent has turned the tables on his landlord. The Wisconsin man is suing for wrongful eviction because the property management company sued on behalf of the landlord, a move he claims is the unauthorized practice of law, according to a news report. Typically, a property owner who does not appear in person at an eviction hearing must be represented by an attorney licensed in that state. However, the courts in this case, as well as many other courts across the country, have made exceptions in eviction cases in order to ratchet down costs. It has become common practice for property managers to stand in the shoes of the landlord, and represent... Read more
A landlord in NYC is suing his tenant for eviction after the tenant decided to take up in-home fish farming. After neighbors complained of water leaks, strange...
A 38.7 percent increase in university enrollment over the past decade is creating a shortage of on-campus housing nationwide, according to a new white paper from the...
by Lex Levinrad Key tips and tricks for landlords to keep their rentals fully occupied is what I feel like talking about today. The most frequent question that I am...
California state lawmakers have introduced legislation that would prevent the sale of Fannie Mae-owned foreclosed homes to large investors. The California Association of...
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