Have you stepped back and looked at what is hanging in your office lately other than pretty plants and your wall décor? You may or may not know that the Federal Government requires employers [...]
The Federal Fair Housing Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) protect persons with physical and/or mental disabilities. This legislation also includes how you treat animals needed by those [...]
Has this ever happened to you? Another property manager approaches you and asks “I’m currently charging 10% for my monthly management fee; what are you charging?” How do you answer? Do you know the [...]
In meeting and speaking with many property managers around the country, I find that they are often still unaware of two important Fair Housing issues. The first is disparate impact, which I wrote about [...]
Do you update your knowledge on property management legislation, your documents, and office systems? I imagine you do because you are reading this article. You are interested in knowing what goes on our industry. [...]
In recent years, the likelihood of becoming a victim has increased from 1 in 15 to 1 in 3. According to the FTC, of the 2 million plus complaints they had in 2012, 70% [...]
Always remember and never forget – there is always something going on in Fair Housing and you should know what it is! Right now “disparate impact” is getting attention and for good reason. This [...]
April traditionally focuses on Fair Housing in the real estate world but everyone should think of every month as Fair Housing Month. It affects every aspect of the property management business every day and [...]
As of November 1, 2009, the FTC requires all businesses taking personal identification to have a Red Flags Rule Policy. Property management companies contract with other businesses, so the Red Flags requirement brings up [...]
