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HUD Grants Millions to Help End Homelessness, Prevent Evictions

Appraisal Buzz

Through the Eviction Protection Grant Program (EPGP), a first-of-its-kind federal program created to increase the availability of legal services to tenants at risk of or subject to eviction, the U.S. Legal experts supported by this funding help provide housing stability across the country.

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Housing Rights Initiative files massive discrimination case in Illinois

Housing Wire

According to HRI’s announcement, the organization trained and deployed a group of undercover investigators over the past year who posed as prospective tenants looking to use Section 8 vouchers.

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New California law to boost renters’ credit scores  

Housing Wire

The bill, which Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law last year, requires landlords to offer tenants the option to have their on-time rent payments reported to credit bureaus. The new law aims to fix this by recognizing rent payments as a valid sign of financial responsibility, much like paying a mortgage or car loan.

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Invitation Homes to pay $3.7 million in California rent-gouging case

Housing Wire

Invitation Homes , the nation’s largest single-family rental landlord, has reached a settlement to address accusations it violated California ‘s “rent gouging” laws, the state’s Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Monday. The company will also take specific actions to ensure compliance with California law.

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EasyKnock under fire for “deceptive” sale-leaseback practices in Massachusetts

Housing Wire

Campbell’s office claims that EasyKnock “engaged in an unfair and deceptive equity-skimming scheme that involved purchasing the homes of cash-strapped consumers at bargain-basement prices and then renting them back to the consumers, at times for unfair rents,” in violation of the state’s consumer protection law.

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Zillow to list housing discrimination protections

Housing Wire

Rentals listed on Zillow will now show whether or not they lie in a jurisdiction with local laws protecting renters from discrimination based on the use of Housing Choice Vouchers. The app also lists any local laws protecting renters who use veteran’s benefits or Social Security insurance payments to pay their rent.

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Big-name brokerages among those accused of income-based discrimination in California

Housing Wire

Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill into law that bars “housing discrimination, including discrimination through public or private land use practices, decisions, or authorizations, based on specified personal characteristics, including source of income.” In 2019, California Gov.

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