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Legal disputes are an inevitable event between landlords and tenants in the landlording business. Landlord Association.Org feels it is essential that you know and understand your responsibilities and legal rights as a landlord before taking any landlord-tenant issue(s) to the next step. Landlord Association.Org also feels it is vital that you know and understand your tenant's responsibilities and legal rights as well. There are very strict guidelines, procedures and timeframes which must be followed in order to be successful. Landlord Association.Org strongly encourages every landlord to seek the legal counsel of a qualified attorney before starting any legal action(s).

STATE LAWS and STATUTES

FEDERAL FAIR HOUSING LAWS and PRESIDENTIAL EXECUTIVE ORDERS

• Fair Housing Act - Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Fair Housing Act), as amended, prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of dwellings, and in other housing-related transactions, based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status (including children under the age of 18 living with parents of legal custodians, pregnant women, and people securing custody of children under the age of 18), and handicap (disability).
• Fair Housing Act-Tenant Rights
• Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Title VI prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance.
• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - Section 504 prohibits discrimination based on disability in any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.
• Section 109 of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 - Section 109 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or religion in programs and activities receiving financial assistance from HUD's Community Development and Block Grant Program.
• Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - Title II prohibits discrimination based on disability in programs, services, and activities provided or made available by public entities. HUD enforces Title II when it relates to state and local public housing, housing assistance and housing referrals.
• Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 - The Architectural Barriers Act requires that buildings and facilities designed, constructed, altered, or leased with certain federal funds after September 1969 must be accessible to and useable by handicapped persons.
• Age Discrimination Act of 1975 - The Age Discrimination Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of age in programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance.
• Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 - Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance.

PRESIDENTIAL EXECUTIVE ORDERS

• Executive Order 11063 prohibits discrimination in the sale, leasing, rental, or other disposition of properties and facilities owned or operated by the federal government or provided with federal funds.



• Executive Order 11246, as amended, bars discrimination in federal employment because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.



• Executive Order 12892, as amended, requires federal agencies to affirmatively further fair housing in their programs and activities, and provides that the Secretary of HUD will be responsible for coordinating the effort. The Order also establishes the President's Fair Housing Council, which will be chaired by the Secretary of HUD.



• Executive Order 12898 requires that each federal agency conduct its program, policies, and activities that substantially affect human health or the environment in a manner that does not exclude persons based on race, color, or national origin.



• Executive Order 13166 eliminates, to the extent possible, limited English proficiency as a barrier to full and meaningful participation by beneficiaries in all federally-assisted and federally conducted programs and activities.



• Executive Order 13217 requires federal agencies to evaluate their policies and programs to determine if any can be revised or modified to improve the availability of community-based living arrangements for persons with disabilities.

FEDERAL LANDLORD TENANT LAWS

• Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act of 1972 (including Amendments)

This Act governs landlord-tenant relationships under rental agreements for residential purposes. This Act does not apply to rental agreements made for commercial, industrial, agricultural, or any purpose other than residential.

The purpose and intent of this Act are: (1) to simplify, clarify, modernize, and revise the law governing the rental of dwelling units and the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants; (2) to encourage landlords and tenants to maintain and improve the quality of housing; and (3) to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this Act among those states which enact it.

• Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act of 1972 - (Lists Corresponding State Laws Where Enacted)



• Uniform Condominium Act (1980) - Full Text of the Law



• Uniform Condominium Act (1980) - (Lists Corresponding State Laws Where Enacted)



• The National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) - Drafts of Uniform and Model Acts (Official Site)



The National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, in association with the University of Pennsylvania Law School, is making these drafts of Uniform and Model Acts available to help fulfill their mission to distribute information to the public. Links to the WordPerfect/Word, Adobe PDF, and generic text versions are available at the top of each document. Comments can be made about any draft available through this site.



• Search for Final Acts & Legislation (Enacted Acts and Legislative Information) through the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL)



• Model Real Estate Cooperative Act - (Lists Corresponding State Laws Where Enacted)



• Model Real Estate Time-Share Act - (Lists Corresponding State Laws Where Enacted)

HAZARD CONTROL RESOURCES

• Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)



• The Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Rule (Section 1018 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992) - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)



• Indoor Air Quality and State Radon Office Locator - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)



• Mold Dangers and Resources - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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