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1 April 2024 | 22 replies
While Fair Housing Act of 1988 is the overall law that governs housing discrimination based on health conditions, the law doesn't go into great detail on how those health conditions should be interpreted and applied, and often references back to the ADA for several things, including determining if an animal is actually a service animal in the first place.https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PA/documents/HUDAsstAnimalN...QUOTE: "Because HUD interprets the FHA to require access for individuals who use service animals, housing providers should initially follow the analysis that DOJ has determined is used for assessing whether an animal is a service animal under the ADA."
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1 April 2024 | 6 replies
For the first time this year, the local government agency has cut off the water to all houses from either 7am to 5:30pm, or from 12:00pm to 5:30pm.
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1 April 2024 | 59 replies
Many local governments in Oregon already have ADU regulationsthat meet the requirements of SB 1051, however, some do not.Still others have regulations that, given the overall legislativedirection to encourage the construction of ADUs to meet thehousing needs of Oregon’s cities, are not “reasonable.”
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31 March 2024 | 1 reply
I know one thing we are looking into is getting grants and subsidies from local, county, and state governments as tiny homes count as affordable housing and there’s a lot of money the government is giving away towards just that.
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1 April 2024 | 10 replies
You are over-thinking the process and will be sitting on vacancies as the market slows and tenants become harder to find.Get a YTD paystub, last year's W-2, recent bank statement, government picture ID and SSN card.
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2 April 2024 | 49 replies
Most areas now have shortages of units available because many landlords have exited the business or won't rent due to bad government policy manifested by the moratoriums.
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3 April 2024 | 83 replies
They have wants and desires, and presumably among those wants and desires is: not crushing the dreams of home buyers, getting additional business from lenders and sellers, doing the right thing in the face of ridiculous government regulation, etc.Perhaps you are able to complete your job with zero emotion (unlikely, even though you may think you do), but most of the rest of the world can't, even if they might want to.As a smart investor and business-person, I take advantage of this when possible.
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31 March 2024 | 8 replies
Non-judicial foreclosures involving junior federal tax liens are governed by another section of the US Code.
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31 March 2024 | 1 reply
If a utility is provided by a government entity in most places if the bill is unpaid that can become a lien on the property.
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2 April 2024 | 26 replies
I made the case here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/this-housing-market-isnt-... and nothing has really changed other than a fear that the massive deficits the government is running are acting like a stimulus that's keeping the economy afloat but only for the time being.