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Senior Housing – What the Law Requires to Exclude Families with Children from Multifamily Housing

When the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 passed, amending the Fair Housing Act, it added protections for families with children as well as for the disabled. The familial status provisions made it...

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HUD Publishes 2019 Income Limits

On April 24, 2019, HUD published the 2019 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 24, 2019. T...

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HUD Guidance On Voluntary Conversion of Small PHA Public Housing to Section 8

            On March 21, 2019, HUD issued Notice PIH 2019-05 (HA), creating a streamlined procedure for Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) with 250 ...

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HUD Conciliation Agreement for Discrimination Based on Sex with Regard to Domestic Violence Victim - March 2019

            On March 12, 2019, HUD entered into a Conciliation Agreement with a domestic violence victim and Essex Property Trust, Inc (and othe...

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GAO Recommends Improvements to REAC - March 2019

            At the end of March 2019, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report titled, REAL ESTATE ASSESSMENT CENTER - HUD ...

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HUD Charges Facebook with Fair Housing Violations

On March 27, 2019, the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) formally charged Facebook with violating the Fair Housing Act by encouraging, enabling, and causing housing discrimination t...

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Firearms - Can They be Banned in Apartment Communities?

      In my role as a consultant, I have been asked a number of times whether or not guns can be banned at apartment communities. The answer may well depend on the state in w...

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Proposed HCV Mobility Demonstration Act - March 2019

The Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act was introduced in the House of Representatives on February 8, 2019 as H.R. 1122 by Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D - MO) and in the Senate on January 31,...

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