Welcome to The Home Equity Theft Reporter, a blog dedicated to informing the consumer public and the legal profession about Home Equity Theft issues. This blog will consist of information describing the various forms of Home Equity Theft and links to news reports & other informational sources from throughout the country about the victims of Home Equity Theft and what government authorities and others are doing about it.
Sunday, July 31, 2016
Another Residential Real Estate Developer Gets Belted With Disability-Based Housing Discrimination Suit; Inaccessible Bathrooms & Inadequate Kitchen Space For Wheelchair-Bound Residents Among Alleged Conditions Existing In Eight Of Builder/Landlord's Central Ohio Apartment Complexes
In Columbus, Ohio, The Columbus Dispatch reports:
Two housing advocacy groups have filed a federal lawsuit accusing a major Columbus developer of violating the Fair Housing Act in eight of its central Ohio apartment complexes.
The suit alleges that the apartment complexes violate federal law by failing to include, among other things, accessible bathrooms, adequate kitchen space for a tenant in a wheelchair, accessible mailboxes and a handicapped-accessible route to the entryway.
Jim McCarthy, president and CEO of the fair-housing groups, said “the most glaring” problem is bathrooms that do not allow someone in a wheelchair to close the door behind them and transfer from the chair to the toilet. In addition, the complexes lack entrance ramps, forcing tenants in wheelchairs to climb curbs.
“I’m not sure how someone in this day and age could fail to recognize that this isn’t accessible,” McCarthy said.
CBC News: Betrayal of Trust (A CBC investigation reveals how lawyers across Canada have misappropriated and mishandled clients money, to the tune of tens of millions of dollars, or sometimes even charging vulnerable people top dollar for shoddy services)
Land Contract/Contract For Deed/Rent-To-Own Rackets
The New York Times: The Housing Trap (In the wake of the housing crisis, low-income families have turned to seller financing to buy homes but these deals can be a money trap)
Beware The Fine Print: Consumers Forced To Sign Away Their Rights To Use Court System
The NY Times: Arbitration Everywhere, Stacking the Deck of Justice(Part 1 in series examining how clauses buried in tens of millions of contracts have deprived Americans of one of their most fundamental constitutional rights: their day in court)
Foreclosure Mills' Abysmal Record In Complying With New NYS Foreclosure Requirements
Justice Deceived: How Large Foreclosure Firms Subvert State Regulations Protecting Homeowners
MFY Legal Services Report On Questionable Practices By Process Servers In Debt Collection Cases
Justice Disserved: A Preliminary Analysis of the Exceptionally
Low Appearance Rate by Defendants in Lawsuits Filed in the Civil Court of the City of New York
Mortgage Mess Redux: Robo-Signers Return (A Reuters investigation finds that many banks are still employing the controversial foreclosure practices that sparked a major outcry last year)
CNN Video: As Foreclosures Mount, Florida Court Turns To 'Rocket Docket'
The Wall Street Journal: A Florida Court's 'Rocket Docket' Blasts Through Foreclosure Cases (2 Questions, 15 Seconds, 45 Days to Get Out; 'What's to Talk About?' Says a Judge)
"Produce The Note" Strategy When Dealing With Missing Promissory Notes In Foreclosure Actions
ABC Video: Fighting Against Foreclosure (Some homeowners have found a new tactic to keep the banks at bay)
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