Jim Cummings
Landlord Guilty Of Not Stopping Discrimination
Do Property Managers Have A Duty To Protect Tenants From Known DiscriminationMarch 20, 2019Federal appellate court determines that a landlord can be liable under the federal Fair Housing Act (“FHA”) for failing to pro...
Nicholas Miller
which landlord do I trust?
I have a prospective renter who looks good on paper (no prior evictions, stability at job, decent income...) The one red flag I think I see is that he is breaking his 24-month lease after 18 months. When I called th...
Eliza Pelham Randall
FHA 203k triplex nightmare in Oakland, CA
I’m wondering if anyone has any experience suing a contractor for damages? Or experience / advice to share about similar?—-I’ve been going through hell with an FHA 203k triplex rehab project since mid 2017. The origin...
Brian Troquille
Turnkey Company Feedback
I have looked into two Turnkey Companies because my work schedule is hectic and I don't have time to get my first few houses off the ground. I am looking into Memphis Invest and Morris Invest. I need to know if anyone...
James Wise
FHA Disparate-Impact Liability Upheld
FHA Disparate-Impact Liability Upheld Read the full decision: Texas Dep't of Hous. & Cmty. Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., No. 13-1371, 2015 WL 2473449 (U.S. June 25, 2015)In a much anticipate...
Edgar Gascon
Can I evict tenant without prop Mgmt knowing?
Hello, I’ve got a client who is working with a PMC but hasn’t been managing it well. She’s asked for eviction previously (because of tons of tenant damages) but the PMC has not moved forward. Just last week the tenan...
David Albertson
Need an idea.
Here's the deal. I have a SFR that I purchased about a year ago with the intention of rehabbing and reselling. We made the typical newbie mistakes and put way too much money in to it. It sat on the market for several ...
Michele G.
QC Deed for grantor’s lifetime
I am looking at a triplex that is 99% owned by an LLC. It looks like the owner put the triplex into an LLC and then QC’d 1% ownership back to herself. The public records show a QC deed on file granting “an undivided 1...
Lamont Marable
Super Cheap Baltimore home but the contract says...
This:"BUYER UNDERSTANDS AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE PROPERTY MAY BE ENCUMBERED BY MECHANIC’S OR MATERIALMEN’S LIENS OR OTHER LIENS, JUDGMENTS OR ORDERS RESULTING FROM ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF LOCAL ORDINANCES AND BUYER IS ...
Peter Walther
Rising incidents of forged deeds in South Florida
I thought I'd post this recent article on cases of forged deeds on the rise. As I recently posted, South Florida has always had some of the highest numbers of real property fraud in the country. This shows the value...