Residential Leasing Laws & Regulations Flashcards
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Under the Fair Housing Amendments Act, multifamily buildings with four or more units first occupied after what date must meet accessible design requirements?
Answer: March 13, 1991
Covered multifamily dwellings designed for first occupancy after March 13, 1991, must meet the FHA's seven design and construction requirements.
A tenant with a disability wants to install grab bars in a private-market apartment bathroom. Under the FHA, who usually pays for this reasonable modification?
Answer: The tenant
In private housing the tenant usually pays for reasonable modifications, while federally assisted housing under Section 504 usually requires the provider to pay.
Which federal law protects survivors of domestic violence from being evicted from HUD-covered housing because of the abuse committed against them?
Answer: The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
VAWA bars covered housing providers from denying or ending assistance or tenancy because a person is a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
To qualify for the '55 and older' housing exemption under HOPA, at least what share of occupied units must have one or more residents aged 55 or older?
Answer: 80%
HOPA requires at least 80% of occupied units to have a resident aged 55 or older, along with published policies and age verification.
Under the CARES Act, landlords of covered properties must give tenants how much notice to vacate for nonpayment of rent?
Answer: 30 days
Section 4024(c) of the CARES Act requires a 30-day notice to vacate for covered properties, and HUD and courts have treated this as continuing.
A landlord raises a tenant's rent sharply right after the tenant reports code violations to the city. Most state landlord-tenant laws would call this:
Answer: Unlawful retaliation
Most states, following URLTA, ban retaliatory rent increases or evictions after a tenant uses a legal right such as reporting code violations.
Which statement about the implied warranty of habitability is most accurate?
Answer: It requires landlords to keep units fit to live in, and most states do not let tenants waive it
Most jurisdictions recognize a nonwaivable implied warranty that rental units will meet basic health and safety standards.
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