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Dialect Discrimination Violates the Fair Housing Act

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Earlier this month, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) filed a Charge of Discrimination (Charge) alleging that landlord N. Clark LLC (Landlord) and its managing member Kathleen Cresson unlawfully...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Rental Applications: Can rejecting a tenant based criminal background lead to a HUD complaint?

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If an association has the right to deny rental applications and it does so based on an applicant’s criminal background, the association should review whether its policies, procedures and practices may lead to claims of...more

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New Fair Housing Rule Extends Liability to Housing Providers for Harassment

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This week, HUD issued a final rule that creates liability under the Fair Housing Act (FHA) for housing providers for occurrences of “quid pro quo harassment” or “hostile environment harassment.” The new rule takes effect on...more

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