The owners and managers of a Midwest community recently agreed to pay $35,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the Justice Department, alleging that they violated fair housing law by placing undue conditions on a resident’s request to live with her assistance animal and then refused to renew her lease.
EXECUTIVE RULE NO. 388 ADDENDUM
Declaration of Emergency-Additional Measures
By
Phil Querin and Bill Miner
This is the first of four articles that MHCO spotlights settlements reached in fair housing cases. The amounts reportedly paid are sometimes staggering—which is news in and of itself—and show just how much it can cost to resolve fair housing complaints. But the real news is in the backstory, the events that led to a complaint against the community.
Attached above are revised (as of April 2, 2020) Forms 13A and 13B for rent concession.
COVID 19 - Nonpayment of Rent In Multnomah County/City of Portland And The Rest of Oregon
In response to the COVID 19 epidemic, Governor Kate Brown joined nearly a dozen other governors on Monday issuing a sweeping order (Executive Order 20-12) that essentially requires people to stay home except for essential travel, such as to the grocery store or for medical needs.
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