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Retaliation And The Fair Housing Act

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I suspect I have mentioned this before, but it keeps coming up. In addition to the seven protected classes (race, national origin, color, religion, sex, familial status, and disability) in the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA),...more

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COVID-19: One Request Is A Reasonable Accommodation And One Is Not (But May Be Worth A Compassionate Release)

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I wanted to offer up two related COVID-19 fair housing scenarios I have seen recently in my discussions with apartment management clients. As written here (and elsewhere) regularly, our Fair Housing Act (FHA) requires...more

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COVID-19 And Housing Eviction Proceedings

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With just a few days left in May, apartment owners, management companies, and residents are set to deal with another month of rents due in a global pandemic. The good news (I hope) is that states are starting the process of...more

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COVID-19: May 2020 Rent And Other Questions

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For many Americans who live in apartment homes, rent for May 2020 is due tomorrow. As noted earlier this month, a best guess is that around 70% of residents made their April 2020 rent payments on time. That is, of course, a...more

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Some Thoughts On Fair Housing And Smoking

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A friend reached out to me to ask questions about HUD’s Smoke Free public housing initiative and for some general thoughts on smoking in apartment homes. So, here goes. There is no “right” to smoke in a rental home....more

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Taking it Seriously: Unusual Lease Violations in Virginia

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In this program, attorneys Robert Duffett and Martha Mothershead discuss the important issues that attorneys should be wary of when facing serious default situations facing residential and commercial landlord tenant...more

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