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Aug 25, 2018

Premises Liability - When Property Owners are at Risk

One of the least understood risks that owners of multifamily properties face is the risk related to someone being injured due to a violent crime at their property. This short article is intended to pr...

Aug 18, 2018

HUD Lodges Fair Housing Complaint Against Facebook

On August 17, 2018, the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) announced a formal complaint against Facebook for violating the Fair Housing Act by allowing landlords and sellers to u...

Aug 13, 2018

Update on State Positions Regarding Income Averaging

State Housing Finance Agencies (HFAs) continue to release information regarding how they will approach the new minimum set-aside election - the "Average Income" election. As of August 1, 2018, 20 HFAs...

Aug 4, 2018

HUD Publishes Notice on Implementation of Public Housing Income Limit

The Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) published a notice in the July 26, 2018 Federal Register implementing a statutory requirement from the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization...

Jul 29, 2018

ADA Service Animal Guidance May be Instructive for Housing Providers

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that state and local government agencies and non-profits that provide goods or services to the public make "reasonable modifications" in policies, pr...

Jul 28, 2018

Opportunity Zones Present New Development Opportunities

The Tax Cuts & Jobs Act of 2017 created something called "Opportunity Zones." This is a brand new section of the federal tax code. An Opportunity Zone or "OZ" is an economically-distressed communi...

Jul 20, 2018

Website Accessibility

In recent years, there has been a spate of litigation relating to website accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA provides that no person shall be discriminated against ...

Jul 5, 2018

States Begin Issuing Average Income Set-Aside Guidance

A number of states have now begun to issue guidance regarding the implementation of the "Average-Income" minimum set-aside test, which was signed into law as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Ac...