Time for my favorite Fair Housing Defense blog post of the year. With apologies to David Letterman, here are the Top Ten entries from 2016, as calculated by the number of reads (yes, my law firm tracks everything). You can click on any entry to read the post:
#1: DOJ Settles Another Familial Status Fair Housing Act Case — This Time for $100,000 (February 26, 2016)
#2: Colorado House Passes Bill To Criminalize False Service/Companion Animal Requests (April 1, 2016)
#3: First Circuit Issues Fair Housing Act Opinion Concerning Emotional Support Animals: Here is the Takeaway for Management (May 3, 2016)
#4: Marijuana Use and Reasonable Accommodation Requests (January 27, 2016)
#5: Is Filing an Administrative Fair Housing Complaint With HUD Required Before Going to Court? (March 11, 2016)
#6: Reasonable Accommodation/Modification Medical Verification Checklist: Is the Resident Disabled? (July 20, 2016)
#7: HUD Publishes New Guidelines Impacting Apartment Criminal Screening Criteria (April 22, 2016)
#8: Some Further Thoughts on HUD's Criminal Screening Guidance For Management (April 28, 2016)
#9: The Next "Disparate Impact" Battleground: Criminal Background Checks (May 23, 2016)
#10: Additional Thoughts on Questionable Emotional Support Animal Verifications (August 9, 2016)
I will continue to attempt to write on topics that most interest you during 2017. Again, I very much appreciate my readers and your comments.
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