Owning a home has an almost mythical quality as part of the “American dream.” The process of negotiating, agreeing and executing the transfer of real estate, though, can be long, complex and fraught with risk for both sides. This program ...

Pre-Lease Protections When a tenant materially breaches obligations under a lease agreement, such as by failing to pay rent, the landlord may terminate the agreement after notice and after allowing reasonable time to remedy the breach. However, terminating a lease ...

The Duty of Rent When two parties agree to a lease, the landlord who conveys the property and the tenant who rents the property both assume obligations towards each other. The landlord promises to convey quiet enjoyment of the premises, and- ...

When a property owner agrees to rent the property to others, a landlord-tenant relationship is created. This relationship is governed by the terms of the lease agreed to between the parties, as well as state and common law obligations which ...

A tenancy is a legal relationship between the owner of property and another party, in which the owner transfers to the other party the right to possess and occupy the property for a defined period of time.  During the tenancy, both ...

LEASES AND TENANCIES LEASES AND TENANCIES: The ownership of property entails several important rights for the property owner. Most notably, these include the right to possess and occupy the property, the right to exclude others from the property and the ...

Religious Fair Housing Protections   The Fair Housing Act prohibits housing discrimination based on religion, including bias against members of a certain religion, as well actions that have discriminatory effects on religious people. For example, United States v. Hillman Housing Corporation was ...

Racial Discrimination and the FHA From the time of its original passage, the Fair Housing Act has prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, color, religion and national origin. As explained by the United ...

FHA Effects on Real Estate The Fair Housing Act makes it illegal to “refuse to sell… after the making of a bona fide offer, or to refuse to negotiate for the sale… or otherwise make unavailable or deny, a dwelling ...

Prior to the passage of the Fair Housing Act, housing discrimination was an extensive problem in the United States, resulting in segregated minority communities throughout the country. The Act was created to help alleviate some of these issues and provide ...