News & Analysis as of

Fair Housing Act (FHA) Condominiums

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Homes, HOAs & Harmony?

Homeowners associations, commonly referred to as HOAs, are becoming increasingly popular in many residential communities due to the draw of various amenities and the orderly aesthetic of the homes. An HOA is an organization...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Fraudulent Emotional Support Animals Limited By New Florida Law

Fox Rothschild LLP on

I’ve posted about Emotional Support Animals (“ESA”) before, I keep coming back to this topic because emotional support chickens, peacocks on planes and little dogs at the grocery store (a common sight in Florida during the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

FHA Rule Reduces Barriers to Reverse Mortgages for Condominium Owners

After a nearly three-year delay, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has finally released an update to its FHA condominium rules. The new rules, which take effect October 15, 2019, allow for FHA...more

Winstead PC

Revisions to Unit Boundaries for Detached Condominiums

Winstead PC on

On June 10, Governor Abbott signed House Bill 2569 (the “Bill”), relating to condominium unit boundaries. For more than a decade, Texas builders and developers have used the condominium process to create “detached”...more

Whitman Legal Solutions, LLC

How a Swimming Pool Use Schedule Violated the Fair Housing Act

Although it’s unfortunate when young musicians are pigeon holed into instrument selection based upon gender stereotypes rather than individual interest or aptitude, it’s possibly not unlawful. However, most housing management...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Accessibility concerns for disabled condo owners

Chicago Tribune Condo Adviser columnist Howard Dakoff on the factors behind modifying a unit to aid disabled owners. Howard is a partner in the Community Associations Practice Group of Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC....more

Stoel Rives LLP

Condominium Law Alert: HUD and DOJ Expand Fair Housing Act Accessibility Requirements

Stoel Rives LLP on

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") and the Department of Justice ("DOJ") recently released a joint statement providing guidance on the disability and accessibility requirements of the Fair Housing...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Condo Adviser: What is 'FHA approved,' exactly?

Chicago Tribune Condo Adviser columnist Howard Dakoff on the benefits of, and myths surrounding, loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration....more

8 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide