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Assistance Animals and Fair Housing Q&A and...

AAOA’s Assistance Animals and Fair Housing webinar, led by Kathi Williams, Founder of the Fair Housing Institute, was a attended by 600 AAOA members! Needless to say the Q&A portion was filled with great questions we couldn’t get to in time. However, Kathi agreed to write out all the answers to the questions that weren’t addressed and she shared her assistance animal form templates! This invaluable information can give you peace of mind next time a tenant or applicant says “I have an emotional support animal”. Fair Housing Forms For fair housing training, news, and resources contact The Fair Housing Institute, Inc.... Read more

The Federal Fair Housing Act has exemptions, meaning there are some owners of housing who are not covered by the Act’s requirements.  If you are exempt, this would...

Rarely, if ever, has the United States collectively experienced a crisis like this pandemic, with a wide-ranging impact in all regions and walks of life. Yet at this...

Introduction This is an unprecedented time. If someone had told me a month ago that by April Fools Day 265 million Americans would be under government orders to stay...

The coronavirus outbreak has impacted renters and homeowners alike from all corners of the U.S. But for those living in affordable housing and low-income rental...

Pandemic Playbook: Guidance for Commerical...

In the wake of the unprecedented impacts of coronavirus, many landlords and tenants are considering their options under existing leases to determine the best path forward. Disruptions and impacts caused by coronavirus seem to be everywhere. In the context of commercial leasing arrangements, such disruptions and impacts typically stem from government orders mandating closures (by tenants, landlords, or both), imposing restrictions on workforce use that preclude adequate staffing, and enforcing orders resulting in a lack of customers or patrons for retail and restaurant tenants. As a result, commercial tenants are increasingly left with little to no revenue, uncertain as to if and how long... Read more

On behalf of the 40 million Americans who call an apartment home and the 17.5 million jobs the industry supports, the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) is...

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Summary: In this article you’ll learn several options for paying your mortgage and property expenses if your tenants don’t pay rent due to COVID-19....

You might have noticed already, but we’re certainly not living in the 1950’s – paying in cash, in full, and upfront is as much a dinosaur as antenna television. As...