Real Estate NewsThe battle between Hoboken tenants and landlords over the rent control ordinance approved in March continues.
Tomorrow, they will discuss whether or not Ordinance Z-88 – the most recent rent control ordinance for the city since 1987 – should be repealed. At the debate, which will take place at Our Lady of Grace, 400 Willow Ave., at 7 p.m., neither side is likely to convince the other.
A black person looking for rental housing in Richmond can expect to be discriminated against 80 percent of the time, a study revealed.
This is a much higher rate than similar studies have found in other Bay Area cities during the past two decades.
“Nobody knew what we would find, but these results were pretty startling and extreme,” said Caroline Peattie, of Fair Housing of Marin, the nonprofit that did the survey.
National experts called the rate astonishingly high.
MADISON, Wisconsin (WXOW) – A West Salem landlord has settled a discrimination case against her which alleged she wouldn’t rent to a single woman with a child.
The case, brought in federal court in Madison, contended that Darlene Dovenberg, of Dovenberg Investments LLC, violated the Fair Housing Act in not renting to the woman.
“Under the Fair Housing Act, there is no tolerance for gender stereotypes when renting housing. Landlords cannot judge a potential tenant’s suitability based on the person’s gender,” said U.S. Attorney John W. Vaudreuil.
The woman filed a complaint with the Deparment of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), after Dovenberg told the woman she wouldn’t rent to her because she would not have a man residing with her who could “shovel snow and stuff.”
In settling the case, Dovenberg will pay the woman $15,000 in damages. She also had to apologize to the woman. In addition, Dovenberg must develop non-discrimination policies and attend fair housing training.
Suppose that a registered sex offender lives across the street from your rental property that you are trying to sell. Suppose also that your tenant — who has been disinclined to cooperate with your sale efforts — tells you that, unless you will waive the last month (of a lease) rental fee, he will inform prospective buyers about the proximity of the sex offender. Do you have some legal cause of action against him? Can he interfere with your sale efforts in this way?
Las Vegas, NV – Vacant homes are being used to commit fraud, and innocent people are getting caught in the middle.
A great property, in a great location, and the price is right. It all seems perfect, until the truth comes out. It’s a consumer alert on a rental scam that’s showing up in the local housing market.
With a lot of people in the valley looking for an affordable place to live, it’s the perfect time for scammers to strike. The latest con? A housing ad that looks legitimate, but is really just a way to part people and their money.
A couple began renting a home in the southwest valley a few weeks ago. Little did they know, it wasn’t actually for rent.
“They paid $3,500 in cash for the security deposit and first month’s rent,” says realtor, Brenda Crosbie-Jaeger. “They were scammed. They’ll never see that money again.”
The con artists they rented from, saw the house was a vacant, foreclosed property, and capitalized on it. They allegedly advertised it for rent on Craig’s List, and in the Review Journal. They had the renters mail their payment to an address in San Diego.
The days of flipping houses for big profits have all but vanished in many markets as more investors see bigger profits in rentals, according to an article by CNNMoney. Investors flipped half of their purchases in July, which is down from 75 percent a year prior, Tom Popik, research director for Campbell Surveys, told CNNMoney. [...]
