Legal Updates

HUD Final Rule on Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Regardless of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity
 
HUD Final Rule on Pet Ownership for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
 
HUD Final Rule on Implementation of Discriminatory Effects Standard
(practices with unjustified discriminatory effects violate Fair Housing Act; no need to show intentional conduct; applies to all covered dwellings [private and public])
 
Brief for the United States as Amicus Curiae in Fair Housing of the Dakotas, et al., v. Goldmark
(HUD and DOJ require waiver of "pet fees" for assistance animals/emotional support animals)
   
HUD/DOJ Joint Statement on Reasonable Accommodations Under the Fair Housing Act
(Questions and answers on providing reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities)
   
HUD/DOJ Joint Statement on Reasonable Modifications Under the Fair Housing Act
(Questions and answers on providing reasonable modifications for persons with disabilities)
   
Memorandum Opinion and Order in FHD v. Goldmark
778 F.Supp.2d 1028 (2011) (federal District of North Dakota opinion analyzing fair housing law on reasonable accommodations)
 

 

 

 

 

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