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Matt Watson Transitioning from Section 8
25 April 2019 | 17 replies
(Effective September 30, 2018.)(1) A landlord may not, based on the source of income of an otherwise eligible prospective tenant or current tenant:(a) Refuse to lease or rent any real property to a prospective tenant or current tenant, unless the: (i) Prospective tenant's or current tenant's source of income is conditioned on the real property passing inspection; (ii) written estimate of the cost of improvements necessary to pass inspection is more than one thousand five hundred dollars; and (iii) landlord has not received moneys from the landlord mitigation program account to make the improvements;(b) Expel a prospective tenant or current tenant from any real property;(c) Make any distinction, discrimination, or restriction against a prospective tenant or current tenant in the price, terms, conditions, fees, or privileges relating to the rental, lease, or occupancy of real property or in the furnishing of any facilities or services in connection with the rental, lease, or occupancy of real property;(d) Attempt to discourage the rental or lease of any real property to a prospective tenant or current tenant;(e) Assist, induce, incite, or coerce another person to commit an act or engage in a practice that violates this section;(f) Coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with any person in the exercise or enjoyment of, or on account of the person having exercised or enjoyed or having aided or encouraged any other person in the exercise or enjoyment of, any right granted or protected under this section;(g) Represent to a person that a dwelling unit is not available for inspection or rental when the dwelling unit in fact is available for inspection or rental; or(h) Otherwise make unavailable or deny a dwelling unit to a prospective tenant or current tenant that, but for his or her source of income, would be eligible to rent real property.(2) A landlord may not publish, circulate, issue, or display, or cause to be published, circulated, issued, or displayed, any communication, notice, advertisement, or sign of any kind relating to the rental or lease of real property that indicates a preference, limitation, or requirement based on any source of income.(3) If a landlord requires that a prospective tenant or current tenant have a certain threshold level of income, any source of income in the form of a rent voucher or subsidy must be subtracted from the total of the monthly rent prior to calculating if the income criteria have been met.(4) A person in violation of this section shall be held liable in a civil action up to four and one-half times the monthly rent of the real property at issue, as well as court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees.(5) As used in this section, "source of income" includes benefits or subsidy programs including housing assistance, public assistance, emergency rental assistance, veterans benefits, social security, supplemental security income or other retirement programs, and other programs administered by any federal, state, local, or nonprofit entity.
Dan W. Hidden Costs To My First Duplex?
5 May 2019 | 7 replies
To be clear not a D+ by my meaning a straight D and or F
Alex K. How to buy properties to do my first brrr!
7 May 2019 | 7 replies
Very hard for an out of state investor to own rentals in D/F areas.  
Shaun J. Mark F on Rentals.
26 April 2019 | 0 replies

Listen to this guy. He's very honest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86Qn4DpinUE

Luis Felix Property line dispute with neighbor.
1 May 2019 | 25 replies
I don't see an issue, It's her land let the neighbour put the fence on the proper property line.I don't see why people get into pi**ing matches over something that does not belong to them.
Jason Dalka Need to generate 5-6K cash flow per month to pay for nursing home
30 April 2019 | 18 replies
@Brit F. , Thank you for the detailed reply, you maybe the perfect person to chat with.
Marisa R. A, B, C, D - Don't do it......(class properties
27 April 2019 | 1 reply
I would feel uneasy walking the streets at night, but fairly safe during the day"F" is a war zone.
Roger Taaffe First potential rental property... located in mid town mobile,al.
27 April 2019 | 2 replies
Will the property be deeded from your F-I-L to you?