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• Confronting Emotional Support Animal Fraud

  TLDR Takeaway:  The best way for a landlord or property management company to reduce Emotional Support Animal (ESA) fraud without increasing legal liability is to develop and maintain ESA-specific standard operating procedures to determine on a case-by-case basis whether or not a tenant meets the Fair Housing Act’s definition of disabled by being substantially limited … Confronting Emotional Support Animal Fraud

  December 22, 2021 Read more »

• Answers to Questions About House Bill 1121

  We have answered everyone’s questions from our July 14 webinar on Colorado’s new law, House Bill 1121, as well as offered our analysis of the new law.

  July 20, 2021 Read more »

• NEW HUD ANIMAL GUIDELINES DISAPPOINTINGLY MISS TARGET

  HUD’s been talking about new guidelines to address the overwhelming amount of ESA fraud for years. The wait is over. HUD published new guidelines (the “Guidelines”) on January 28, 2020. People will talk and write a lot about the Guidelines but here is what you need to know in the short run. The Guidelines are … NEW HUD ANIMAL GUIDELINES DISAPPOINTINGLY MISS TARGET

  March 1, 2020 Read more »

• What to Do When a Tenant Requests a Mail Delivery Accommodation

  If you have ever attended one of our Fair Housing workshops, you’ve probably heard the story about the time a tenant made a reasonable accommodation request for a maintenance tech to help them to get their mail every day. That anecdote is then followed up with the question, “Do you have to approve this request?” … What to Do When a Tenant Requests a Mail Delivery Accommodation

  February 15, 2020 Read more »

• FAQS ABOUT THE WARRANTY OF HABITABILITY ACT – PART IV DESTRUCTION, DEFENSES, AND RETALIATION

  This month we finish our series on the new warranty of habitability law. HB19-1170 entitled the “Residential Tenants Health and Safety Act” became effective August 2, 2019. This bill amended what is commonly referred to at the Warranty of Habitability Act (WHA). The original WHA was enacted in 2008. The 2019 law significantly rewrote WHA … FAQS ABOUT THE WARRANTY OF HABITABILITY ACT – PART IV DESTRUCTION, DEFENSES, AND RETALIATION

  January 1, 2020 Read more »

• AUDITS AND NEW RULES EARLY RESOLUTIONS

  If you are reading this and you are involved in managing rental properties, you understand that your role is to help people solve problems on a daily basis. Those problems are not always clear at the beginning of the day, and the only thing you can guarantee is being prepared to deal with the unexpected … AUDITS AND NEW RULES EARLY RESOLUTIONS

  December 15, 2019 Read more »

• FAQS ABOUT THE WARRANTY OF HABITABILITY ACT – PART III REMEDIES

  This month we continue answering frequently asked questions the about the new warranty of habitability law. HB19-1170 entitled the “Residential Tenants Health and Safety Act” became effective August 2, 2019. This bill amended what is commonly referred to at the Warranty of Habitability Act (WHA). The original WHA was enacted in 2008. The 2019 law … FAQS ABOUT THE WARRANTY OF HABITABILITY ACT – PART III REMEDIES

  December 1, 2019 Read more »

• THE WARRANTY OF HABITABILITY ACT – PART II

  This month we continue our discussion about the new warranty of habitability law.  HB19-1170 entitled the “Residential Tenants Health and Safety Act” became effective August 2, 2019.  This bill amended what was commonly referred to at the Warranty of Habitability Act (WHA).  The original WHA was enacted in 2008.  The 2019 law rewrote 2008 WHA … THE WARRANTY OF HABITABILITY ACT – PART II

  November 1, 2019 Read more »

• FAQ’s ABOUT THE NEW WARRANTY OF HABITABILITY LAW

  This month we continue answering frequently asked questions the about new laws.  In this issue we focus on questions on HB19-1170 the Residential Tenants Health and Safety Act which became effective August 2, 2019.  This bill amended what is commonly referred to at the Warranty of Habitability Act (WHA).  The original WHA was enacted in … FAQ’s ABOUT THE NEW WARRANTY OF HABITABILITY LAW

  October 1, 2019 Read more »

• FREQUENT QUESTIONS ABOUT COLORADO’S NEW LANDLORD TENANT LAWS

  Unless you have been living in a cave or a van down by the river, you know that the Colorado General Assembly passed four laws this last session which sig­nificantly impacted landlord tenant law. These laws are: Residential Tenants Health and Safety Act (Warranty of Habitability); Rental Application Fees; Landlord and Tenant Duties Regarding Bed … FREQUENT QUESTIONS ABOUT COLORADO’S NEW LANDLORD TENANT LAWS

  September 1, 2019 Read more »
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