In April 1968, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968. The Act was a follow-up to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Act prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin, sex, (and as amended) disability, and family status. The Act, along withGo to Resource
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Today’s fair housing laws impose many obligations on homeowner associations as well as prohibit many seemingly reasonable actions by associations. And while there are many pitfalls, implementing the following practices will help you avoid stepping into what can be a snake pit of liability: Adopt a policy for handling requests for reasonable accommodations and reasonableGo to Resource
There has been much conversation in recent years, and considerably more in recent months, about the association’s limited priority lien, or “superlien.” What was it intended to be, what is it, and where is it going? What was it intended to be? The superlien was created in order to protect associations against loss of assessmentsGo to Resource
The lien assignment process almost always begins with the owner’s mortgage lender (i.e. bank) commencing a foreclosure on its first deed of trust. Prior to the bank proceeding to foreclosure sale, it must submit a bid to the Public Trustee’s office. At that time, investors review the bank’s bid and determine if they would beGo to Resource
Recently an association inquired whether it would be a good idea to require an impound fund for all new owners in an effort to curb the community’s delinquency problems. The idea behind the proposed impound fund, also called a reserve or escrow account, is that each new owner would be required to put an additionalGo to Resource