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Maine Human Rights Commission Files Case Against Assisted Living Facility for Transgender Discrimination

In what may be the first case of its kind in the United States, on March 14, 2022, the Maine Human Rights Commission issued a finding of reasonable grounds that Sunrise Assisted Living violated state...

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A. J. Johnson to Host Webinar on Development of Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plans - AFHMP

A. J. Johnson will be conducting a one-hour webinar on May 4, 2022, on Requirements Regarding the Development of Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plans (AFHMP). The Webinar will be held at 1:00 PM ...

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HUD Stepping Up Efforts to Eliminate Housing Barriers Due to Criminal History

On April 12, 2022, HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge sent a memo to HUD staff under the subject heading, Eliminating Barriers That May Unnecessarily Prevent Individuals with Criminal Histories from Pa...

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HUD Publishes 2022 Income Limits

On April 18, 2022, HUD published the 2022 income limits for HUD programs as well as for the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and Tax-Exempt Bond programs. The limits are effective on April 18, 2022. &nb...

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Apartments & Pets - To Allow or Not

Owners of multifamily housing often struggle with whether or not to permit pets at their properties. Until recently, in some areas, it was nearly impossible to find apartment communities that permit ...

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Remote Work - Here to Stay

Now that the pandemic is showing signs of waning and life is beginning to return to normal, we are all eager to see if the workplace will also look like it did pre-pandemic. The answer is becoming in...

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Treasury Announces ERA1 Reallocation for Round 2

The Department of Treasury has announced the Round 2 reallocations for the Emergency Rental Assistance 1 (ERA1) funds. This was a reallocation of funds that were not used by the entities to whom the ...

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A Reminder to Owners of HUD Multifamily Properties Regarding Rising Utility Costs

Rapidly rising utility costs, especially for heat, are impacting residents of multifamily properties that are assisted under HUD programs. The U. S. Department of Energy is forecasting a three-year h...

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