In response to COVID-19-related financial hardships, the federal government is offering a reprieve on foreclosures for qualifying owners of single-family and multifamily properties. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban…
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Regulations interpreting the reasonable accommodation and disparate impact discrimination provisions of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act take effect at the beginning of the new year. The “disparate impact”…
Over the objections of CAA, the San Jose City Council this week moved forward with an ordinance that would require landlords to consider prospective tenants bearing Section 8 housing vouchers.…
It’s against federal law to hold a Section 8 voucher-holder accountable for a local housing authority’s failure to pay the rent. This means that a property owner cannot require a…
Most rental housing policies that exclude applicants with criminal backgrounds are likely in violation of fair housing laws, according to new guidelines from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.…
Discriminating against tenants – even if unintended — has long flown in the face of both California and federal law. But just how the law plays out in court has…
