In the News
April 15, 2016
Using data from the American Community Survey from 2006 to 2014, a National Affordable Rent Housing Landscape report recently released by New York University’s Furman Center and Capital One found that the renter population grew in both central city and suburban areas while more renters...
In the News
April 15, 2016
HUD recently published a final rule that provides new religious liberty protections for beneficiaries of its programs and activities. In addition, HUD’s new rule ensures that faith-based providers can compete for government funds on the same basis as any other private organization.
Recent Court Rulings
April 15, 2016
Facts: A resident who lived in a one-bedroom apartment was diagnosed with advanced dementia in 2009. Her disability rendered her mentally unstable and incapable of living alone, as noted in medical records submitted to the housing manager and at a housing authority hearing. These notes indicated...
Recent Court Rulings
April 15, 2016
Facts: Two days after being refused entry into a resident’s unit, a site manager mailed the resident a letter informing him that his refusal to consent to entry for inspection and repairs violated his lease. The resident replied with a letter suggesting that actual ownership of the building...
The Trainer
April 15, 2016
Avoiding FHA Violations During Criminal Background Checks; Complying with Tenant Participation Rules
In this month’s feature, we discussed HUD’s new guidance addressing how refusing to rent or renew a lease based on an individual’s criminal history could violate the Fair Housing...
Feature
March 31, 2016
Disability discrimination claims, which account for more than half of all fair housing complaints, are often based on disputes over requests by applicants or residents with disabilities to have assistance animals.
The reasonable accommodation provisions of the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA), which...
Recent Court Rulings
March 31, 2016
Facts: A Section 8 resident suspected that new site management was responsible for a decline in the maintenance of the units. He openly complained about the condition of the units to the management, other residents, and eventually the local PHA.
In the News
March 31, 2016
On March 21, Representatives Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.), Sanford Bishop (D-Ga.), and Brad Ashford (D-Neb.) introduced the Small Public Housing Agency Opportunity Act of 2016 (H.R. 4816) to address the administrative burdens facing small and rural housing authorities across the country.
In the News
March 31, 2016
On March 15, HUD Inspector General David Montoya and DOT Inspector General Calvin Scovel testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies at a hearing on the budget requests for Offices of Inspector General (OIG) for HUD...
In the News
March 31, 2016
HUD recently announced that it’s making more than $100 million in grants available to help protect children from housing-related lead poisoning, asthma, and allergies. “Since 1973, HUD has been leading the charge in lead hazard identification and abatement throughout the housing...
