Posts Tagged ‘HUD’
Tenant 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 MoreAre you breaking HUD or Anti-Discrimination laws and you don’t know it?
Life can be challenging when you’re managing your rental properties yourself and sadly you also run the risk of potentially breaking HUD or anti-discrimination laws without knowing it by doing the following. Asking About Mental Health, Medical Status or Diagnoses In one Minnesota case, a woman diagnosed with bipolar disorder attempted to rent a house…
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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