Dear Fair Housing Lady…

Dear Fair Housing Lady: Domestic Violence

| June 7, 2013 | 0 Comments

Dear Fair Housing Lady, My question is regarding Domestic Violence and the new rules/laws. Have there been new laws put into place regarding domestic violence or is there just talk about it? I have a situation where a current resident is being harassed by an ex and would like to break their lease. They have [...]

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Dear Fair Housing Lady: Criminal Background Checks

| May 22, 2013 | 0 Comments

Dear Fair Housing Lady: I was turned down because of my criminal back ground i don’t have no felony and i have a section 8 voucher what can i do i need a place for me in my children to stay. I am sorry that it is a struggle for you to find apartment housing [...]

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Fair Housing Factoid

Fair Housing Factoid

| December 1, 2011 | 3 Comments

OK – I know that this is technically not a blog entry (since there is supposed to be an exchange of ideas and a dialogue), but what the heck.  Sometimes we just need to have fun, and to that end, here is a Fair Housing Factoid word search for you. Let me know if you [...]

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Dear Fair Housing Lady: Not in Writing

| October 19, 2011 | 1 Comment

Dear Fair Housing Lady, I have always subscribed to the mantra of “get it in writing” – I have found that this is a pretty good idea in both my property management and personal lives (although sometimes it seems as if all I have is a property management life!).  But recently I heard someone say [...]

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Libby and the Cape of Visibility

Dear Readers: Libby and the Cape of Visibility

| May 14, 2013 | 0 Comments

Dear Readers:  This post from DFHL is a bit different than my usual, so please bear with me. I am so pleased to introduce you to Libby, the main character in the newest of my children’s books (this time with co-author Eleanor Smith!).   Libby is an e-book available for Kindle, Nook, Sony eReader, iPad, etc. http://bookstore.authorhouse.com/Products/SKU-000647250/Libby-and-the-Cape-of-Visitability.aspx [...]

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Dear Fair Housing Lady: Scary Prospect

| October 30, 2012 | 0 Comments

Dear Fair Housing Lady, I really try not to be judgmental about folks who come to our community wanting information about moving in with us.  I pride myself on being open-minded and try to avoid stereotyping anyone.  But once or twice in my long career I have been “creeped out” by a prospect, and that [...]

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Dear Fair Housing Lady: Parking Spaces and Towing

| May 22, 2013 | 0 Comments

Dear Fair Housing Lady: I have severe Factor Viii Hemophilia. 01/25/13 I leased a 1 bed room. The apt was kind enough to reserve a parking space unique to my unit. I had my handicapped placard fly out of my VW conv.I made the office aware of that. I used the space from 1/25 thru [...]

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