这种冲突通过“公平住房”法得以解决,该法律坚持认为,任何信用良好的人,无论种族、信仰或肤色,都应该能够租用公开市场上登广告的任何房子 This conflict was resolved by "fair housing" laws which insist that anyone with good credit should be able to rent any house advertised on the open market...
The Fair Housing Act is a federal law that was passed in 1968. It prohibits discrimination in the buying, renting, selling or financing of housing or when seeking housing assistance. The act specifically prohibits discrimination based on race, skin color, national origin, religion, sex — includi...
Milstein, BonniePepper, BethRubenstein, LeonardClearinghouse RevMilstein, B., Pepper, B., & Rubenstein, L. (1989). The Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988: What it means for people with mental disabilities. Clearinghouse Review, 23, 128-140....
“What is considered to be affordable housing? At what point is an apartment or home considered affordable?” The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) defines affordable housing as housing where the occupant is pa...
It is during the middle of a lease’s fixed term (unless stated otherwise in the lease agreement). The increase is higher than what’s allowed under rent control laws The increase is applied in a way that discriminates against one of the protected classes specified in theFair Housing Act....
When a landlord is planning to raise rent or opts to end the rental relationship with a tenant, many states have laws about the number of days of notice required to the tenant. As a tenant, you also need to comply with laws fornotifying your landlordof plans to move out – you can...
Similar laws have been passed in other countries facing a housing crisis, such as New Zealand. Read More: What could tackle 'out of control' rent prices? Average rents hit another record high Tenancy reform The bill will remove fixed-term assured tenancies, which mean renters are ob...
ethical landlords are often conscientious enough to maintainlandlord insuranceor attend to tenant maintenance concerns in a timely manner. Ethical landlords can also be counted on to stay compliant with fair housing laws, ensuring that their properties are always leased out fairly and that their existi...
Before the Community Reinvestment Act (and other fair housing laws), U.S. banks systematically denied mortgages to Black Americans and other people of color who lived in certain areas "redlined" by a federal government agency called the Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC).6The HOLC created ma...
Guide to U.S. Housing Laws What Is Regulation C? Regulation C is the regulation that implements theHome Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA)of 1975. Regulation C requires many financial institutions to annually disclose loan data about the communities to which they provided residential mortgages. ...