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The Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program was authorized by Congress in 1990 and is administered by the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD). FSS helps low-income families get out o...
Owners participating in HUD Multifamily Housing Programs (MFH) are sometimes unsure of exactly how to apply HUD s minimum rent rules. HUD occupancy regulations require all households (except those ...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has settled a major fair housing and American with Disabilities Act (ADA) lawsuit against Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., and Mid-America Apartments, LP for $...
The HUD Office of Multifamily Housing (MFH) issued two memorandums on February 1, 2019 outlining the departments plan for prioritizing the backlog of work from the shutdown. One memo deals with the r...
The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies recently published Housing America s Older Adults 2018. A highlight of the report is that over half of U.S. households are now headed by someone age 50 ...
A court case in early 2018 provides a case study in why a company s criminal screening policies must sometimes be waived as a reasonable accommodation for a disabled person. The case was Simmons v....
Dealing with Reasonable Accommodation Requests for Assistance Animals One of the most contentious areas of fair housing law is t...
The HOME final rule (24 CFR 92.351[a]) requires Participating Jurisdictions (PJs) and state recipients to develop, adopt, and follow written affirmative marketing procedures and requirements for rent...
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