REAL ESTATE CONSUMER GUIDES

California Tenants – A Guide to Residential Tenants’ and Landlords’ Rights and Responsibilities was written initially by the Department of Consumer Affairs’ Legal Affairs Division and substantially revised by the Department of Real Estate’s Legal Section in 2020 and updated in late 2021 to reflect recent legislative activity during the past year. The Department of Real Estate’s Communications and Publications Section was responsible for publishing the booklet.  

Source: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/California-Tenants-Guide.pdf

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) enforces the Fair Housing Act, which prohibits discrimination and the intimidation of people in their homes, apartment buildings, and condominium developments – in nearly all housing transactions, including the rental and sale of housing and the provision of mortgage loans.

Source: https://www.hud.gov/sites/documents/FHEO_BOOKLET_ENG.PDF

California Tenants – A Guide to Residential Tenants’ and Landlords’ Rights and Responsibilities was written initially by the Department of Consumer Affairs’ Legal Affairs Division and substantially revised by the Department of Real Estate’s Legal Section in 2020 and updated in late 2021 to reflect recent legislative activity during the past year. The Department of Real Estate’s Communications and Publications Section was responsible for publishing the booklet.  

Source: https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/housing/providerresources/

Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity FY2021 Annual Report to Congress

Source: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/annualreport

This guidance memo is a more comprehensive update to the AB 686 summary of requirements in housing element law that the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) released April 23, 2020, which can be found at hcd.ca.gov. This guidance is meant to assist public agencies and local governments meet AB 686 requirements. The guidance will be updated periodically in collaboration with practitioners and stakeholders to provide additional samples and best practices. 

This guidance is adopted pursuant to Department of Housing and Community Development’s (HCD’s) general authority to provide technical assistance on the preparation of housing elements. Local jurisdictions’ use of this guidance will support their legal obligation to comply with the duty to affirmatively further fair housing. HCD is also cognizant of its own duty to affirmatively further fair housing in this guidance.

Source: https://pilpca.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PILP-California-Housing-Element-Manual-5th-Edition-June-2022-Appendices-B-P.pdf

THE FAIR HOUSING ACT Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, commonly known as the Fair Housing Act, prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of dwellings based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. In 1988, Congress passed the Fair Housing Amendments Act. The Amendments expand coverage of Title VIII to prohibit discriminatory housing practices based on disability1  and familial status. Now it is unlawful to deny the rental or sale of a dwelling unit to a person because that person has a disability.

HUD User Disclaimer: Guidance documents, except when based on statutory or regulatory authority or law, do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way. Guidance documents are intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies.

Source: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/publications/PDF/FAIRHOUSING/fairfull.pdf

THE FAIR HOUSING ACT Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, commonly known as the Fair Housing Act, prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of dwellings based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. In 1988, Congress passed the Fair Housing Amendments Act. The Amendments expand coverage of Title VIII to prohibit discriminatory housing practices based on disability1  and familial status. Now it is unlawful to deny the rental or sale of a dwelling unit to a person because that person has a disability.

HUD User Disclaimer: Guidance documents, except when based on statutory or regulatory authority or law, do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way. Guidance documents are intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies.

Source: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/publications/PDF/FAIRHOUSING/fairfull.pdf