New Year, New Laws, Part Three: How House Bill 2001 Affects You
House Bill 2001 is likely to bring a number of changes for landlords in Oregon who will need to adjust course in their business practices yet again.
By Bradley S. Kraus
Attorney at Law
Partner, Warren Allen, LLP
As...
HUD Restores “Discriminatory Effects” Rule In Fair Housing
How the Fair Housing Act has been applied in the courts and in administrative proceedings is at the roof of a "discriminatory effects" rule change the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)...
Arizona AG Says Source-of-Income Ordinances OK
The Arizona attorney general has reversed an opinion by her predecessor and says source-of-income ordinances are OK in Arizona, according to her opinion.
Attorney General Kris Mayes said “legal errors were made” and reversed a...
Compliance Monitoring – A Fair Housing Must
Compliance monitoring is a checks-and-balances procedure to be done regularly to assure Fair Housing policies are met.
By The Fair Housing Institute
When was the last time your office did a compliance audit of your documentation...
Judge Sides With Landlords Over Tenant Screening Cap Flap
An Oregon judge has sided with landlords over the City of Eugene’s attempt to cap tenant screening fees at $10, according to reports.
Two property management groups had sued the city over a city-imposed $10...
AG Says City’s Source Of Income Law Unconstitutional
The State of Arizona and City of Tucson have gotten into a spat over the city’s source of income protection ordinance for renters passed in September of 2022.
Former Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich ordered...
Property Management Groups Sue Over $10 Cap On Screening Fees
Two property management groups have sued the City of Eugene over a city-imposed $10 cap on rental applicant screening fees.
Thorin Properties and Jennings Group, Inc charge in the lawsuit that Oregon law grants landlords...
Dealing with Habitability issues and Substitute Housing
Dealing with habitability issues and substitute housing as even the smallest of molehills can be made into a mountain by unreasonable individuals.
Bradley S. Kraus
Partner, Warren Allen LLP
Life happens. Common sense tells us that things...
SB 891’s Conclusion and What it Means for Landlords
By Bradley S. Kraus
Partner, Warren Allen LLP
As the calendar turned to October, another important date has come and gone. I have previously covered Senate Bill 891 in depth, and readers may recall that October...
Reasonable Accommodation Forms: How Can They Be Helpful?
By The Fair Housing Institute
Reasonable accommodation requests can be completely obvious and straightforward. Still, more often than not, they require a little bit more due diligence or investigation to verify the need for what...