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Oct. 13—A Manchester landlord and property manager have been charged with violating the Fair Housing Act by attempting to evict a tenant after a complaint was filed against them, according to ...
According to a complaint filed yesterday by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), landlord Jack Cohen, who owns 40 rental units in Manchester, New Hampshire, declined to show ...
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The tenant can ask the court to issue a restraining order, file a criminal complaint against the landlord, or sue him/her for money damages and attorney's fees. Because of these options for recourse, it may be to the tenant's advantage to complain about code violations in writing before the landlord issues a notice of eviction or a rent increase.
HUD enforces Title II when it relates to state and local public housing, housing assistance and housing referrals. Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 : The Architectural Barriers Act requires that buildings and facilities designed, constructed, altered, or leased with certain federal funds after September 1969 must be accessible to and usable ...
There have been calls for HUD to use disparate impact as a measure of housing discrimination. HUD's disparate impact rule was strengthened in 2013 and upheld in a court case in 2015. However, in 2020, HUD issued its final disparate impact rule, which shifted the burden of proof of discrimination to the victims of housing discrimination. [18]
When a Section 8 voucher participant rents from a participating landlord, the local PHA “pays the difference between the household’s contribution (set at 30 percent of income) and the total monthly rent.” [13] The Section 8 voucher program does not set a maximum rent, but participants must pay the difference between the calculated subsidy ...
Here’s what Georgia law says about your landlord entering when they want. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach ...