FAIR HOUSING

There are strict federal regulations governing our rental practices in the apartment industry. Fair housing guidelines state that we cannot discriminate or refuse housing based on seven federally protected classes.

The Fair Housing Act protects the rights of renters and buyers of most properties.

Whether you're renting out an apartment or a condo or a single-family home, you might receive a fair housing complaint from a tenant, which can be quite a shock. Here's how to handle it.

The key point is that United States federal law forbids discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, handicap, familial status, or national origin in the selling or renting of homes, apartments and vacant land.

In a recent 11th Circuit Federal Court Decision, the appeals court held that Ag-Mart, by failing to provide proper housing for its workers and failing to post notice to its workers regarding the terms of its housing, is subject to financial liability to the affected workers

The town of St. John, Indiana is in trouble with the Federal Government for violations of the Federal Fair Housing Act.

Basic Allowance for Housing help the men and women of the Armed Forces find fair and equitable housing.

Here are some observations of the problems that occur often in public housing and the cycle that it leads to. Many recipients feel a sense of entitlement.

A look back at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, from its beginning up until 2010.

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Chicago has committed to revitalizing the third largest public housing system in the country. Its mission is to improve public housing in Chicago, but not necessarily to rescue low-income residents from poor housing conditions.

Are you a tenant with a housing problem? Look no further. This article details the various free resources for legal help all over the US and provides direct links to their contact info.

There are so many problems with the housing marke the government is passing a $275 billion bailout plan as a solution. However, there is an easier and cheaper way to fix these problems: open up the borders.

Learn how being a college student can automatically make you ineligible for HUD's Section 8 Housing and Section 8 Rental Assistance and how the criteria is different for students than for non-enrolled individuals.

A group is suing Roommates.com for publishing advertisements that discriminate based on race, sex or religion. The group is citing the Fair Housing Act, a law that is much to general with a ridiculous loop-hole

The complaint states that the defendants, namely Herbert Bolt, Betty Bolt, and Herbert Bolt, Jr. were in violation of the Fair Housing Act when they refused to rent an apartment at Hickory Plantation to a visually impaired individual who used a guide dog.

The house next door sits empty, a testament to the downfall of the housing market here in Columbus, Ohio. The couple who once occupied the house were older, the husband sick with a multitude of health problems that led to a downturn in their credit situation.

In it's heyday, Tacoma was a pretty popular place. That was its past. Now fast forward to 2007. The bottom is falling out of the housing market, due to high crime and dilapidated dwellings.

Affordable housing can't be found anywhere these days. No matter where you live the cost of housing has skyrocketed so high that it has become nearly impossible for anyone to rent never mind own a home.

A brief overview of Fair Housing laws and what you can and cannot do as a buyer, seller and real estate agent.

The housing bubble that Bernake and John Templeton have been warning about is a reality, but only severely affecting certain areas. In the hearland and some of the Southeast and Southwest, prices have risen in line with historical charts.

In Ohio there are many laws to protect the right of tenants.
Ohio has a fair housing law for tenants. Fair housing means you have a right to live wherever you want in Ohio without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, national origin,

Purchases are more than finding the best buy and in an age of informed, aware consumers it's now an ethical choice.