HUD recently announced that it has charged a landlord and its property managers in Manchester, N.H. with violating the Fair Housing Act by retaliating, threatening, or interfering with a tenant’s fair housing rights.
Example: In 2013, a Washington public housing community fought off a fair housing complaint filed by a resident who was threatened with eviction for feeding pigeons and allowing them to nest on his deck.
Even when you have solid evidence that a resident has violated the lease or your community’s rules, he may try to turn the tables by questioning your motives.
MHCO Note: Although the limit for 2025 will be set at 10%, housing providers should be aware that legislative action in 2025 could quickly change the limit formula downward.
|Published: Sep. 23, 2024, 'Oregonian'.
WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY?
Virtually all forms of “familial discrimination” became illegal under the FHAA, such as the refusal to rent to tenants because they had children; imposing different terms or conditions of rental depending upon whether they had children; discouraging persons from living in a manufactured housing community if they had children, etc.
While setting up a disaster plan for manufactured home communities, rv park or floating home community, be sure to include steps that would reduce the risk of damage or injury. Here are some actions to consider: