by Jeffrey Turk | Jul 14, 2017 | Fair Housing, Landlord & Tenant, Property Managers
On November 16, 2016, HUD published the long-awaited “Final Rules” concerning the implementation of the Violence Against Women’s Act (VAWA). While VAWA was originally enacted by Congress in 1994, these Final Rules were intended to clarify and effectuate the law in a...
by Jeffrey Turk | Aug 26, 2016 | Fair Housing
On April 4, 2016, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) issued a Memorandum relating to the use of criminal records in the selection of tenants. While this Memorandum technically only relates to housing providers with HUD financed mortgages, the...