Yels Flashcards
In a rental property situation, a landlord may condition the agreement to allow modifications with the stipulation the tenant
Restores the interior of the premises to the premodification condition.
It is a legitimate landlord action to
Limit occupancy based on honest square footage limits.
Alcoholics and drug addicted who have been diagnosed, treated and are not currently addicted are
Protected under federal fair housing laws as having a disability.
If a mentally ill tenant is behaving inappropriately and reasonable action such as counseling has not solved the problem,
The tenant may be evicted. A landlord does not have to tolerate such behavior by a mentally ill tenant.
Types of illegal activity under familial status include:
Charging higher security deposits, segregating families within buildings, maintaining “adults only” complexes that do not constitute housing for older adults.
Types of illegal activity under provisions for the handicapped include:
Refusal to permit reasonable accommodations for the full enjoyment of the renter, refusal to make reasonable accommodations, failure to design and construct for first occupancy as of March 1991 an accessible rout info and through the dwelling.
The 1988 amendments also provide that certain properties may be restricted for
Occupancy by the elderly.
The amendments provide an exemption from the ______ status protection for housing intended for or occupied solely by persons ___ years of age or older, or housing intended or occupied by at least one person ___ years of age or older per unit.
Familial; 62; 55
Properties complying with the 55 or older exemption must have at least
80% if the units occupied by at least one individual who is 55 years of age or older.
Exemption properties also must publish policies and procedures that
Demonstrate the intent to provide housing for these individuals
The 1988 amendments do not require that housing be made available to
Individuals who would constitute a direct threat to health or safety, and individuals who have been convicted drug dealers.
A civil penalty against the respondent, not exceeding ______ for the first offense
16,000
A penalty not exceeding ____ if another offense was committed within the past five years.
37,500
A penalty not exceeding _____ if two or more discriminatory practices have been found in the past seven years.
65,000
An order for _______ her May include actual damages, injunctive relief, and other equitable relief.
Appropriate relief
Exemptions from the fair housing law: sale or rental of a single family home if the home is owned by a person who does not own more than ___ such homes at one time and if certain conditions exist, such as a
3; broker cannot be used, discriminatory advertising is not used, and if the owner is not currently living in the home or was not the most recent occupant