Discrimination, Real Estate Market

Agencies Issue Proposed Interagency Guidance on Real Estate Appraisal Reconsiderations of Value

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 6/16/2023

Last week, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”), Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), the National Credit Union Administration (“NCUA”), and the Consumer Financial...more

Oregon Bans Home Buyers’ ‘Love Letters’ To Sellers

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 8/26/2021

As a potential harbinger of the future, Oregon has become the first state in the nation to ban real estate “love letters.” The new law goes into effect January 1, 2022. The State of Oregon passed a law (HB 2550), and it...more

Property Tax and Valuation Topics - Winter 2019

Pullman & Comley, LLC on 3/15/2019

In an ad valorem appeal of the value of an office/retail building and its associated parking lot in Springfield, the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board (ATB) addressed the property owner’s contention that a proposal to...more

French Legal and Regulatory Update - January 2017

Hogan Lovells on 2/22/2017

The Paris office of Hogan Lovells is pleased to provide this English language edition of our monthly e-newsletter, which offers a legal and regulatory update covering France and Europe for January 2017. 1. Audovisual...more

HUD Issues Statement on Applicability of Disparate Impact Liability to Insurance Industry

Ballard Spahr LLP on 10/11/2016

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced it will continue to address disparate impact liability for discriminatory insurance practices on a case-by-case basis. HUD addressed concerns from the...more

HUD expands fair housing liability to include LEP discrimination

Ballard Spahr LLP on 9/23/2016

Last week, HUD issued new guidance confirming that persons with limited English proficiency (LEP) are protected under the Fair Housing Act (FHA). LEP includes a limited ability to read, write, speak, or understand English. ...more

HUD Expands Fair Housing Protections

Ballard Spahr LLP on 9/21/2016

People with limited English proficiency (LEP) are protected under the Fair Housing Act (FHA) under new guidance announced by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Housing providers can face liability for...more

Do Your Housing Policies Expose You to Liability?

Lowndes on 9/1/2016

The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing rental or conditions based upon protected classes, such as race, sex, religion, and, importantly, familial status. In assessing whether a housing provider...more

ABA seeks supervisory and enforcement standards consistent with Inclusive Communities

Ballard Spahr LLP on 8/11/2015

The American Bankers Association has sent a letter to the DOJ, Fed, OCC, FDIC, HUD and CFPB requesting confirmation “in interagency guidance, updated exam procedures, and where appropriate amended regulations that the...more

Not-So-Sudden Impact: Insurers Face A New Breed Of Claim Under the Fair Housing Act (Part 3 of 3)

Pullman & Comley, LLC on 8/5/2015

This is the final article of a three-part series about two recent decisions by federal courts in Connecticut and California: Viens v. America Empire Surplus Lines Ins. Co., No. 3:14cv952 (D. Conn. June 23, 2015), and Jones v....more

Not-So-Sudden Impact: Insurers Face A New Breed Of Claim Under the Fair Housing Act (Part 2 of 3)

Pullman & Comley, LLC on 8/4/2015

This is the second article of a three-part series about two recent decisions by federal courts in Connecticut and California: Viens v. America Empire Surplus Lines Ins. Co., No. 3:14cv952 (D. Conn. June 23, 2015), and Jones...more

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