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Issue Number: IR-2023-54 Inside This Issue
Issue Number: IR-2023-54 Inside This Issue
Currently, a convicted criminal is not a stated fair housing protected class. However, some fair housing advocates sometimes argue that criminal convictions do have a negative fair housing disparate impact on certain sex, race, color, and/or national origin rental applicants based on statistics from the criminal justice system. Due to these fair housing considerations regarding [...]
https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess119_2011-2012/bills/3095.htm Download This Bill in Microsoft Word format A106, R113, H3095 STATUS INFORMATION General Bill Sponsors: Reps. Clemmons, Erickson, Stavrinakis, McCoy, Bowen, Sandifer, Whitmire, Hixon, J.R. Smith, Allison, Long, Toole, Weeks, Atwater, Hardwick, Agnew, Govan and Bales Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\18222ab11.docx Introduced in the House on January 11, 2011 Introduced in the Senate on February 3, [...]
Almost all REALTORS® have websites. There are some sight-impaired complainants represented by law firms who assert that certain websites that are non-compliant with sight-impaired access technology (e.g., WCAG 2.0) are violating ADA laws and Fair Housing laws. Recommend that your technology staff audits your website for sight-impaired access (e.g., compliance with WCAG 2.0). Please alert [...]
Federal Money for rental assistance (e.g., tenants, landlords) available now. 6 large SC counties are administering their federal rental assistance. SC Housing is administering federal rental assistance for the other counties. SCR CEO Nick Kremydas plans to interview the program director at SC Housing on their federal rental assistance program on Friday. http://www.richlandcountysc.gov/ https://www.wistv.com/2021/03/29/richland-co-announces-phone-online-portal-rental-assistance-program/ https://www.wltx.com/article/money/rental-assistance-program-richland-county-south-carolina/101-55c49260-8600-4be9-ae30-205fd4b79a99 [...]
Rental assistance money for tenants and landlords from the feds. https://www.postandcourier.com/business/sc-has-346m-to-help-with-overdue-rent-and-utility-bills-heres-how-to-get/article_4d4f45de-9882-11eb-9924-57aac6e55df1.html Keep a lookout for more info in the SCR e-newletters in the near future! Please send your rental assistance success stories to SCR (e.g., landlords, tenants). 6 large SC counties will administer the money. The other SC counties that did not qualify for population [...]
https://www.inman.com/2021/04/05/the-inman-handbook-on-how-to-win-a-bidding-war/?utm_source=saturdaysendnonselect&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=saturdaysend&utm_content=847405_textlink_1_20210410 Posted by: Byron King on 4/10/21 (This information is only accurate as of 4/10/21. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 4/10/21 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email info at screaltors.org)
South Carolina Residential Property Condition Disclosure Statement (Effective 5/1/21) (Revised 4/21) Posted by: Byron King on 4/9/21 (This information is only accurate as of 4/9/21. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 4/9/21 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email info at screaltors.org)
On April 7, 2021, the Eleventh Circuit issued its long-awaited opinion in Gil v. Winn Dixie, holding that websites are not places of public accommodation under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In Gil, the district court held that Winn Dixie’s website was inaccessible in violation of the ADA due to the [...]
Comply with DO NOT CALL: https://www.nar.realtor/window-to-the-law/comply-with-the-do-not-call-registry https://www.donotcall.gov/ https://magazine.realtor/daily-news/2021/04/07/supreme-court-offers-clarity-on-cell-phones-and-marketing?AdobeAnalytics=ed_rid%3D57763%26om_mid%3D4356%7CRealtorMagNews_2021_04_07%26om_nytpe%3DREALTOR%20MAG%20NEWS Posted by: Byron King on 4/8/21 (This information is only accurate as of 4/8/21. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 4/8/21 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email info at screaltors.org)