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Criminal Background Checks and Fair Housing

     The federal Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are making investigations of fair housing violations in three specific are...

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Priority Fair Housing Issue Number Two - Tenant-on-Tenant Harassment

     The federal Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are making investigations of fair housing violations in three specific are...

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Opportunity Zones and the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit

The Opportunity Zone (OZ) Program was created as part of the Investing in Opportunity Act, which was included in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted in December 2017. While this law did not have a ...

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Affordable Housing Making Presidential Campaign Appearance

As we near the first Democratic Presidential debates, and push nearer the meaningful campaign season, Presidential hopefuls are beginning to flesh out positions on affordable housing. One of the ...

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Sexual Harassment - A Fair Housing Priority

     The federal Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are making investigations of fair housing violations in three specific are...

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Federal Court Holds Tenant Screening Services Subject to the Fair Housing Act

In a landmark civil rights decision (Connecticut Fair Housing Center, et al. v. CoreLogic Rental Property Solutions, LLC, March 25, 2019), the Connecticut federal District Court established for the f...

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New HUD Income Exclusion - ABLE Accounts

On May 6, 2019, HUD published Notice H-2019-06 and Notice PIH 2019-09, Treatment of ABLE Accounts in HUD-Assisted Programs. Background The Achieving Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act was signed...

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Non-Profit Right of First Refusal on Section 42 Project - Relevant Court Case

Many nonprofit organizations participate in the development of Section 42 Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) properties on the condition that the nonprofit has a right of first refusal to purchase...

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