August 5, 2013
This month, Fair Housing Coach reviews recent court decisions involving fair housing law. The rulings, all decided this year, address issues that you may have encountered: whether to allow a resident to sublet, when residents may be required to get rental insurance, how to deal with requests for...
July 22, 2013
This month’s lesson addresses fair housing accessibility requirements. Compliance can get complicated because of the number and complexity of federal, state, and local laws and codes that address accessibility in various settings.
To keep it simple, we’ll focus...
July 1, 2013
In this Special Issue, Fair Housing Coach takes a look at HUD’s new discriminatory effects rules and what they may mean for your community.
June 11, 2013
In this month’s lesson, Fair Housing Coach explains how to comply with fair housing laws banning discrimination based on source of income. The federal Fair Housing Act (FHA) doesn’t prohibit discrimination based on source of income, but an increasing number of states and municipalities...
May 6, 2013
In this month’s lesson, we’re going to discuss how to comply with fair housing rules in post-9/11 America. Though much has changed since Sept. 11, 2001, the recent bombings at this year’s Boston Marathon serve as a reminder that our nation remains vulnerable to terrorist attacks.
April 12, 2013
In this month’s lesson, we’re going to address fair housing concerns when dealing with individuals with mental or emotional disabilities.
March 12, 2013
In honor of Fair Housing Month, this month’s issue takes a break from our usual lesson to test your knowledge of fair housing law.
Recent trends suggest an upswing in fair housing enforcement efforts. With funding awarded last year, advocacy groups across the country are in the midst of...
February 15, 2013
This month’s lesson tackles one of the most challenging aspects of fair housing law: how to handle requests for assistance animals as a reasonable accommodation for an individual with a disability.
In general, communities may set their own policies regulating pet...
January 23, 2013
Emerging Trouble Spots under Fair Housing Law
This month, we finish our two-part lesson on deadly fair housing sins, old and new. Last month, Part I of the lesson covered the old—violation of federal fair housing rules that have been on the books for many years, but continue to trigger costly...
December 19, 2012
Part I: Recurring Violations of Long-Standing Rules
This month, we’re starting a two-part lesson on the deadly sins of fair housing law. Though the deadly sins are historically seven in number, we’ve added a few more to cover the most costly fair housing violations. And we’re...
