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Opinion: tools for landlords to help low-income tenants

Housing Wire

The federal Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program is a powerful tool to help low-income families find apartments they can afford, but the program isn’t reaching its potential because far too few landlords participate in it. Why don’t landlords participate?

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HUD proposes 30-day notice rule for public housing rent nonpayment

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Friday published a proposal that would require public housing agencies (PHA) to provide 30 days’ notice before filing an eviction notice in court for nonpayment of rent.

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White House, HUD and CFPB detail new actions and priorities to protect renters

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) have all renewed their efforts to protect tenants renting in multifamily housing units as costs continue to climb, according to an announcement from the White House. “[HUD], the U.S.

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Biden administration rolls out renter protections as rent prices soar

Housing Wire

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), along with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , stated in the blueprint that the agencies will consider the establishment of tenant protections to limit “egregious rent increases” for properties purchased with certain types of federal mortgages.

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Zillow to list housing discrimination protections

Housing Wire

of rental listings in the country are located in areas that offer tenants protection against source of income or voucher discrimination. Still, federal law does not prevent landlords from rejecting all housing vouchers. The Department of Housing and Urban Development attempted to crack down on landlord discrimination back in 2018.

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Building a fairer financial future with rent payment reporting

Housing Wire

California’s SB 1157 has made a significant impact on the lives of tenants in subsidized housing developments. This groundbreaking state-specific law mandates that landlords who own or operate such properties offer their tenants the option to have their rental payments reported to credit bureaus.

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Rental Property Management Tips: Renewal Incentives Tenants Actually Want

McKissock

Quality tenants—those who pay on time, take care of the property, and follow the rules of their lease—are a rental property manager ‘s dream. After all, finding new tenants is expensive and time-consuming. Having a bad tenant is bad. Having no tenant is unacceptable,” says M. Ford, a landlord in northern Virginia.