The California Apartment Association last week submitted comments to the Fair Employment and Housing Council, which is considering a new round of fair housing regulations. The Fair Employment and Housing…
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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”…
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Forms CA-211S
Live-In Aide Request and Documentation Packet (Spanish)
The purpose of this three-part forms package is to provide the Landlord with a process for handling requests for reasonable accommodations relating to Live-In Aides (sometimes referred to as caregivers).…
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Forms CA-211
Live-In Aide Request and Documentation Packet
The purpose of this three-part forms package is to provide the Landlord with a process for handling requests for reasonable accommodations relating to Live-In Aides (sometimes referred to as caregivers).…
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Americans with Disabilities Act: Drive-by Lawsuits
A new round of claims have been filed by attorneys in Northern California on behalf of individuals who allege that rental property owners and managers of residential rental property have…
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California’s All-Gender Bathroom Law
If you have a single-user bathroom facility in your leasing office or other public area, it must be identified with signage as an “all gender” facility. The signage must comply…
Thanks to a bill signed into law this week, mom-and-pop rental property owners won’t have to worry quite as much about abusive disability-access lawsuits. Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed…
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.…
As an owner of rental property with a swimming pool, you may have read about the new federal regulations that apply to pool wheelchair lifts in swimming pools. Chances are,…
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Service and Support Animals: Accommodating Persons with Disabilities
Many landlords protect their investment by prohibiting all or certain types of pets on the property due to concern over potential injuries caused by the pet or damage costs that…
