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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-25/housing-discrimination-lawsuits-backed-by-u-s-supreme-court
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The Feds recently settled a fair lending lawsuit against a seller 4inancier. This means that, once again, a attempt to use disparate impact evidence to establish that a lender engaged in a “pattern or practice” of ...
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I logged on to my local MLS today and noticed a new message with an attachment from the US Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that speaks (in general) about how almost 1/3 of the US population has a criminal ...
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I know that smokers are not considered a protected class, but I was wondering where I can find more information on this. Can anyone tell me if this is stated in the Fair Housing Act? I haven't been able to find this c...
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How is everyone else planning on handling this?http://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/hud-t...The Obama administration has just made it easier for felons to move in next door. Landlords who don’t want tenants wh...
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To Tim Waltz, MN governor
POSTED ON JULY 15, 2020 BY REALESTATEADMIN
7/13/20 you extended eviction moratorium. Are you out of your mind?
Perhaps you are thinking that this extension would help tenants that lost the...
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While replying to another thread about family size, I was reminded of two separate incidents regarding size of another nature.The first was a few years ago when I showed a vacant 2BR/1BA house to woman who had called ...
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I trust most active landlords have heard of the April 4, 2016 "Office of General Counsel Guidance on Application of Fair Housing Act Standards to the Use of Criminal Records by Providers of Housing and Real Estate-Rel...
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http://www.thestranger.com/slog/2017/01/13/2479553...Thoughts?
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Hello everyone,I see something pop up all the time when talking about allowing pets on your property. Someone always says "Except if it's a pitbull, keep those away"Now I understand that "dangerous breeds" can bring h...