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May 25, 2015

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 ...

May 17, 2015

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...

Apr 24, 2015

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...

Apr 11, 2015

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...

Apr 4, 2015

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...

Mar 30, 2015

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...

Mar 28, 2015

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...

Mar 22, 2015

Employee Unit Rent

As I indicated in a memo I sent to clients on November 7, 2014, the IRS will not consider the charging of rent or utilities for employee or security officer units to be an audit issue. This position i...