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Criminal History Occupancy Policy

Criminal History and Occupancy Policy – The Impact of Disparate Impact

Maintenance / By / 36 minutes of reading

Episode 3 Fair Housing Education Episode 3 of our complimentary Fair Housing educational sessions. In this session, we cover the following key topics. HUD’s has proposed new regulations in an effort to relieve housing providers from their anxiety about disparate impact. Should you be relieved? A two persons per bedroom occupancy policy may not withstand […]

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Sexual Harassment Claims - Best Practices For Compliance

Sexual Harassment Claims – Best Practices For Compliance

Compliance, Harassment / By / 4 minutes of reading

Sexual Harassment Allegations Sexual harassment allegations are a serious matter.   The Department of Justice and HUD are working together in a task force to investigate and prosecute cases of sexual harassment in housing. As serious (and expensive) as allegations of sexual harassment are for employers, housing providers have even wider concerns since housing providers need

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Dear Fair Housing Insiders – Roommates In Single-Family

Student Living / By / 3 minutes of reading

Dear Fair Housing Insiders: We have an owner who is getting very frustrated with roommate situations in single-family home rentals where there are three roommates qualified together but no one qualifies on their own. So when one of them decides to leave, we end up typically in an eviction/skip situation. So he has asked us

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Dear Fair Housing Insiders Special Needs Resident

Dear Fair Housing Insiders – Resident With Special Needs

Reasonable Accommodations and Modifications / By / 3 minutes of reading

Dear Fair Housing Insiders: We have a resident who is special needs. He comes into our office daily and spends all day on the computer and in our community center. That would not be an issue except he will stand around and stare at prospects, makes messes, and harrases my staff. We have had a

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