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Showing posts with label Fair Housing Act. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fair Housing Act. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 03, 2025

HUD Rescinded Fair Housing Regs, BUT There is a Lot More There Than it Seems

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Often state / city government, like the Division of Human Rights or the Commission on Human Rights, will require a discrimination settlement...
Monday, April 28, 2025

Trump Attempts to Eliminate Disparate Impact Discrimination, BUT Does he Have that Power?

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President Trump issued Executive Order 14281 , which purports to eliminate disparate impact discrimination, but can a President do that? Dis...
Monday, April 03, 2023

Disparate Impact Discrimination Rule Adopted by HUD for Housing Discrimination

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Unintentional discrimination is still discrimination and can result in serious penalties in a lawsuit so long as the effects of actions caus...
Thursday, December 29, 2022

Top 5 New Housing Discrimination Laws from 2022

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New Groups Protected from Discrimination in NYS : Anti-Discrimination on Citizenship / Immigration Status protected in NYS as of December 23...
Friday, April 22, 2022

Housing Discrimination & Your Rights - What Victims Should Know

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Discrimination in real estate is illegal throughout the United States and in certain states, like New York, there are even greater protectio...
Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Housing Discrimination - Updated Protected Classes List - As Applicable to Downstate New York

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We are always updating our CE courses at Lieb School because the law is constantly changing.  While the law changes on every topic, there i...
Tuesday, June 01, 2021

Increased Fair Housing Enforcement is Coming Per President

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According to today's White House Press Release , "President Biden issued a memorandum directing the U.S. Department of Housing and ...
Wednesday, January 27, 2021

NYS Senate Report on Fair Housing - Changes Coming to RE Brokerage - Get Ready NOW

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A 97 page report was just issued by the NYS Senate on persistent racial and ethnicity-related housing discrimination and this report is goi...
Tuesday, January 26, 2021

New Rules Coming on Housing Discrimination - Disparate Impact Discrimination is Changing Again

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In housing discrimination, you can't treat people differently in the terms, conditions, privileges, and/or availability of housing.  Yet...
Thursday, January 21, 2021

Fair Housing Act Prohibits Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity & Sexual Orientation per President Biden

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On Day 1 of President Biden's Term, he expanded our understanding of the Fair Housing Act by making clear that it includes protections a...
Monday, November 02, 2020

New Discrimination Standard Under the Fair Housing Act is Effective

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Effective October 26, 2020, HUD implemented a new disparate impact fair housing standard .   Disparate impact discrimination occurs when hou...
Wednesday, April 01, 2020

It's Fair Housing Month - Coronavirus Discrimination Must Stop

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Equal rights to housing is particularly important during this quarantine.  A quarantine can be a very different experience dependent on...
Friday, January 17, 2020

Enhanced Fair Housing Regulations Published in State Register - Make Your Comments IMMEDIATELY

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On January 15, 2020, Enhanced Fair Housing Provisions  (page 12) were officially announced for New York State in the State Register. Publi...
Wednesday, December 18, 2019

We Now Offer Real Estate Brokerage Video Compliance Trainings & Certifications

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Lieb Compliance is now offering real estate brokerage companies a private online portal with customized video compliance classes and certif...
Monday, December 16, 2019

New Regulations To Combat Housing Discrimination

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On December 16, 2019, Governor Cuomo announced new regulations to help fight housing discrimination. Pursuant to Gov. Cuomo’s announcement ...
Thursday, November 21, 2019

Dear LIBOR - Lieb School has a question about your Fair Housing Courses

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Did you know that the statute, Real Property Law §441(3)(c), requires that fair housing courses be taught by attorneys only? The statute s...
Monday, February 26, 2018

DOJ Launches Sexual Harassment in Housing Initiative

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The Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice announced a new initiative that brings local law enforcement, legal service provider...
Monday, April 04, 2016

New HUD Guidance - The Intersection of Disparate Impact Discrimination and Criminal Background Checks

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Last year, the Supreme Court ruled that disparate impact discrimination claims are cognizable under the Fair Housing Act. For a refresher, ...