Episodes
Are there accommodations for religious observances?
Published 11/11/19
Does that exercise room need to accommodate persons with disabilities?
Published 11/04/19
How to avoid turning domestic violence matters into fair housing complaints.
Published 10/28/19
Protected class or not?
Published 10/21/19
Children – Deeper Dive Into Complaints From Residents What to do about badass kids.
Published 10/14/19
3rd Party Verification For Reasonable Accommodation Request Disabled! Says who?
Published 10/07/19
Where we were, and where we’re going
Published 09/23/19
Must a landlord grant a tenant’s request to use medical marijuana as a reasonable accommodation? Can a landlord prevent legalized recreational marijuana use when it impacts another disabled resident?
Published 09/09/19
When a disabled tenant requests to specifically reserve a handicap space at the property, must you comply?
Published 07/29/19
When is it lawful and appropriate to grant a lease modification?
Published 07/22/19
Can a manager restrict an ESA or service animal to certain areas of the property? You better get this right.
Published 07/15/19
Being helpful? Or did you just violate fair housing by “steering” an applicant to a particular apartment.
Published 07/08/19
Will you be sued when a fair housing violation occurs? Listen and find out!
Published 07/01/19
Is financial and administrative burden sufficient to deny an accommodation request
Published 06/24/19
How not to discriminate against families with children
Published 06/17/19
How to use criminal background checks to approve and reject applications
Published 06/10/19
Rental accommodations come in many forms, one is accommodations on rent. When is it appropriate to comply with this request?
Published 06/03/19
What is considered a reasonable modification, both inside and outside a rental unit, and when to comply.
Published 05/27/19
Can you control the demographics of your property by advertising and marketing to a specific class of people? Can you advertise that your building is perfect for young families? Or for empty nesters? John Raftery and Revée Walters discuss the legal dos and don’ts of marketing.
Published 05/20/19
Conflict arises between neighbors that escalate into the exchange of racially charged words. Should you get involved in this neighbor to neighbor dispute and, if so, how? John Raftery and Revée Walters discuss options and include relevant anecdotes on the subject.
Published 05/13/19
A service animal is not always on its best behavior and neither is its owner. What happens when the service animal is destructive or threatening, or when the owner fails to control or clean up after the service animal? Can you rescind the reasonable accommodation and prohibit the service animal? John Raftery and Revée Walters discuss solutions and include relevant anecdotes on the subject.
Published 05/06/19
You have a resident with disabling allergies living in a “no-pet” building, and their neighbor’s approved emotional support animal is causing him/her to have allergic reactions. How do you handle the competing disabilities and requests for accommodations? John Raftery and Revée Walters discuss solutions and include relevant anecdotes on the subject.
Published 04/29/19
How do you respond when a tenant, who already has one approved emotional support animal, now tells you that he/she needs additional emotional support animals? Can you limit the number of emotion support animals that a tenant can keep in their apartment? John Raftery and Revée Walters discuss solutions and include relevant anecdotes on the subject.
Published 04/22/19
How do you handle a situation when a tenant, who already has one emotional support animal, now tells you he/she needs multiple animals to help with multiple issues. John and Revee discuss the solution and include relevant anecdotes on the subject.
Published 04/22/19