Michigan Online Real Estate Continuing Education (con ed)

The goal of the Fair Housing Act is to ensure “no person shall be subjected to discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin in the sale, rental or advertising of dwellings, in the provision of brokerage services, or in the availability of res...

Here is another example of a recent legal case involving mortgage fraud. I try to post case summaries in order to provide timely updates to real estate professionals on important issues. On June 3, 2009, five people were arrested for their roles in a mortgage fraud scheme in the Washington State ...

The United States Department of Justice provides a link on its website to a national sex offender website, which is known as the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website ("NSOPW").  The NSOPW is coordinated by the Department of Justice and is a cooperation between all 50 states and the fe...

Under the Fair Housing Act, a resident or an applicant for housing makes a reasonable accommodation request whenever she makes clear to the housing provider that she is requesting an exception, change, or adjustment to a rule, policy, practice, or service because of her disability. She should exp...

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Every real estate professional should already know that the Fair Housing Act makes it unlawful to discriminate in housing on the basis of sex. What many real estate professionals do not realize, however, is that that includes sexual harassment. Courts throughout the country have consistently reco...

Are there laws in the State of Michigan related to mold issues? It might seem surprising, but the State of Michigan does not have laws that require anyone to cleanup, remove, or report mold in any indoor environment.  Also, the State of Michigan does not have a program to address issues related t...

Ever heard of the Fair Housing testing program, where someone visits rental communities to observe customer service?  HUD and local fair housing agencies use such a testing process to assess a specific complaint or to check a random market for fair housing compliance.  Any applicant could be a fa...