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Alex White Briar Dale Court Rehab
16 January 2020 | 0 replies
A neighboring building (#8) houses sex offenders (6-8), does this devalue the deal?
Jeremy A. oakland-may-ban background checks
25 January 2020 | 7 replies
Landlords will be allowed to look up a prospective tenant on the state’s sex offender registry, but only after providing a conditional offer to the potential renter.Related ArticlesNot just California: US home supply hits record lowLetter: When California last seized housing authority…Letter: San Jose idea for a new mobile-home park rule is fantasticMoms 4 Housing timeline: How and when the saga unfoldedOpinion: Building transit villages will take political courageThe new ordinance also will provide a partial exemption for owners of government-subsidized affordable housing, including Section 8 units, allowing them to continue to use criminal background checks to the extent needed to comply with federal law.
Anthony Gayden $1000 Fine if you do a background check on a tenant
5 March 2020 | 5 replies
And what about sex offenders?
Tyler Smith Does anyone have the details of my area
3 March 2020 | 5 replies
Prefferably id like to connect with some of you for further questions.Im looking for single family housing and id like facts and statistics that are current and related to those. or atleast pointed in the right direction.Please and thanksHere is something to get you started.http://www.city-data.com/zips/...Zip code 43609 compared to state average:100% urban population.Estimated median house/condo value in 2017: $53,07943609:$53,079Ohio:$144,200According to our research of Ohio and other state lists, there were 90 registered sex offenders living in 43609 zip code as of March 01, 2020.
Jennifer Lauren Do we have to fill the oil if she violated lease and hasn't paid?
3 March 2020 | 8 replies
We have a tenant that had a known sex-offender living with her, even though the lease says she cannot have anyone else.
Rachan M. Bid strategy for REOs
5 March 2020 | 3 replies
And no access was allowed, I found out later when I had to deal with the tenant, because he was a registered sex offender and kids were not allowed in his house, court order. 
Peter Nikic Communicating with your tenants Regarding COVID-19
23 March 2020 | 26 replies
Please note that this moratorium only applies to HUD subsidized housing.We recommend landlords and property owners take the following action: - Do not forgive any rent that is due unless you are prepared to forgive everyone's rent (which we do not recommend); - If you are going to offer hardship relief, compose written criteria outlining requirements for the relief and then apply that criteria to all applicants equally regardless of the tenants race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy, citizenship, familial status, and/or disability status; - Require your tenants to communicate with you in writing and keep copies of these writings in your tenant files; and - Continue to follow your normal processes and procedures, especially regarding evictions.
Sarah Klein Discrimination Laws with House Hacking Tenant Screening
17 March 2020 | 5 replies
My understanding was when you are renting in your primary residence, i.e. renting rooms in your own house, essentially discrimination laws do not exist with the rationale being that you have to live with said people, so race, religion, sex, age, sexual status are all fair game.And again, as others mentioned, if you do feel like someone won't be a good fit, I would definitely keep it general as to why you don't want to rent to them and not state why, particularly if it for something that could be viewed as discrimination.
Michael Wegner People who rent to pets! Advise please and thank you!
20 March 2020 | 39 replies
Get it on letterhead that includes the following items at a minimum:  proof of spay/neuter, sex, breed, shots, vaccinations, county of registration, age, height, weight and colorProof of annual pet license.
Yusef Griffin Eight Unit Complex in Macon, Ga
14 April 2020 | 19 replies
It seemed like a great deal, but I looked up the sex offender registry and there were many on that street.