Posts Tagged ‘fair housing act’
Are you making fair housing mistakes?
Are you making fair housing mistakes? If so, you’re not alone! In today’s world it’s very easy for almost any landlord to make fair housing mistakes and those mistakes can be very costly financially. About The Fair Housing Act The Fair Housing Act is a federal act in the United States intended to protect the buyer or renter of…
Read MoreTenant Screening 2017 – What Owners Need to Know
There’s no doubt that tenant screening can be one of the most complicated jobs that an owner has to deal with if they are managing their rental properties themselves and in 2017 tenant screening is going to get a little more complicated with the latest updated from HUD. HUD rolled out a 10-page policy update…
Read MoreFed Says Private Landlords Can’t Ban Ex-Offenders
In the past private landlords ultimately had the final say as to who they were able to rent to but times have changed and thanks to the Fair Housing Act HUD Secretary Julian Castro has said that ex-offenders can now sue landlords for discrimination if they are denied a rental in 2016 or in the…
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