Monday, June 23, 2014

Important Meeting Notice


The "Fair Housing Law" in Connecticut is the most misunderstood law impacting rental property owners. Its scope and coverage is far-reaching with many landlords being "Simply Clueless" about tenant rights and this law.
Some Fair Housing Questions;
  • How many children are allowed to live in a one-bedroom apartment?
  • What is the difference between a Companion Pet and Service Animal regarding your "No Pet Policy"?
  • Do you have to rent to an applicant collecting unemployment?
  • Can you deny a tenant's "Reasonable Accommodation"? 
  • What constitutes an illegal apartment advertisement?
  • Are unmarried heterosexual and homosexual couple treated the same?
  • Who can legally discriminate against the Fair Housing laws?  
These questions are just the tip of the Iceberg, the wrong answer will cost you thousands if a discrimination complaint is filed against you!

I encourage all landlords to attend our Fair Housing Workshop on Wednesday June 25th at 6:30 in the auditorium at Shelton City Hall, 54 Hill Street. This a must attend event if you rent apartments in Connecticut, Attorney Tucker McWeeny will do the presentation, more details are below.

Bob De Cosmo
President, CTPOA Inc. 

2 comments:

  1. Under CT law owners are free to discriminate against anyone they want in owner occupied buildings of 4 units or less. Owners have the right to refuse to rent to any particular race, sex, sexual orientation, religion, etc. so long as they live on the premises and the building houses 4 units or less.

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  2. Can I refuse to rent to Democrats?

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