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Familial Status Case - Issue of Separate Sex and Bedrooms, April 2015

On April 30, 2015, HUD entered into a Conciliation Agreement with Piilani Gardens, LLC regarding alleged familial status discrimination at Piilani Gardens Apartments in Kihei, Hawaii.   Piilani...

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Familial Status Discrimination Case Warns Against Unreasonable Play Area Rules for Children

One of the Questions I often am asked during fair housing training is whether children can be restricted from playing in the common areas of apartment communities. The answer depends on the specifics ...

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HUD Notice CPD-15-02, Appropriate Placement for Transgender Persons in Single Sex Emergency Shelters and Other Facilities - February 20, 2015

HUD published Notice CPD-15-02 on February 20, 2015, providing further guidance on the placement of transgender persons in single-sex emergency shelters and other facilities. This guidance is provided...

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Federal Preemption of State Landlord-Tenant Law

A recent ruling by the Wisconsin Supreme Court reaffirms the constitutional doctrine of Federal preemption. In Milwaukee City Housing Authority v. Cobb, March 2015, the Milwaukee Authority sued to evi...

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Verification of Social Security and Supplemental Security (SSI) Payments

Verification of Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Payments   Managers of affordable housing properties (e.g., Section 8, LIHTC, Section 515, etc.) often struggle with the v...

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HUD Notice Grants Authority to Transfer Rental Assistance, Debt, Use Restrictions Between Projects

On March 31, 2015, HUD published a Notice in the Federal Register establishing the conditions under which HUD will approve a request for the transfer of project-based rental assistance, debt held or i...

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HUD to Publish Proposed VAWA Regulation

HUD Secretary Julian Castro announced on March 25, 2015 that HUD s proposed regulation implementing the Violence Against Women Act of 2013 (VAWA 2013) will shortly be published in the Federal Regist...

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Understanding Military Income and Allowances

I get many questions from managers regarding how to deal with and verify income for members of the military. Understanding the military pay system is confusing even for those in the military; it can b...

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