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Articles 1 - 21 of 21
Full-Text Articles in Housing Law
Addressing Mental Disability Head On: The Challenges Of Reasonable Accommodation Requests For Virginia Housing Providers, Haley Fortner
Addressing Mental Disability Head On: The Challenges Of Reasonable Accommodation Requests For Virginia Housing Providers, Haley Fortner
Washington and Lee Law Review Online
A person’s home should be a sanctuary of safety, security, and comfortability away from the demands of the outside world. Yet for many people living with mental illness, a home can all too easily become a sort of temporary prison. Nowhere is this more apparent than when a housing provider stands in the way of allowing someone with a mental disability the equal opportunity to use and enjoy their home. Fair housing law’s reasonable accommodation requirement works to ensure those living with mental illness receive the accommodations they need in order to live safely and comfortably in their own home. …
Where Is Home? The Challenge Of Finding Safe Housing Via Early Lease Termination For Victims Of Domestic Violence, Charlotte Gerchick
Where Is Home? The Challenge Of Finding Safe Housing Via Early Lease Termination For Victims Of Domestic Violence, Charlotte Gerchick
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
This Note addresses the legal recourse of domestic violence victims who are attempting to terminate a lease early for the purpose of escaping domestic violence at home. In March 2013, President Barack Obama signed the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). This version of the Act includes Title VI, which protects victims of domestic violence and stalking. Title VI applies to federally subsidized housing. It allows domestic violence victims to terminate a lease early for the purpose of removing themselves from an abusive household. Title VI also makes it illegal to deny or terminate housing assistance based on …
Cohabitation And The Restatement (Third) Of Restitution & Unjust Enrichment, Candace Saari Kovacic-Fleischer
Cohabitation And The Restatement (Third) Of Restitution & Unjust Enrichment, Candace Saari Kovacic-Fleischer
Washington and Lee Law Review
The Restatement (Third) of Restitution & Unjust Enrichment clarified and modernized a field that had become muddled since the publication of the Restatement (First) in 1937. One area of modernization relates to the changes in law towards women, particularly changes in law toward female cohabitants. Published in 2011, the Restatement (Third) added a new Section 28, which rejected the view that it would be immoral for one cohabitant to bring suit against the other, and relaxed the restriction on recovery in unjust enrichment for “gratuitous” contributions. This Article reviews societal and legal changes for women since 1937 and notes that, …
The Roof Is On Fire: When, Absent An Agreement Otherwise, May A Landlord's Insurer Pursue A Subrogation Claim Against A Negligent Tenant?, Robert Vanneman Spake, Jr.
The Roof Is On Fire: When, Absent An Agreement Otherwise, May A Landlord's Insurer Pursue A Subrogation Claim Against A Negligent Tenant?, Robert Vanneman Spake, Jr.
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
Civil Rights And Mortgage Lending Discrimination: Establishing A Prima Facie Case Under The Disparate Treatment Theory, G. Carol Brani
Civil Rights And Mortgage Lending Discrimination: Establishing A Prima Facie Case Under The Disparate Treatment Theory, G. Carol Brani
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Effect, Or No Effect: A Comparison Of Prima Facie Standards Applied In "Disparate Impact" Cases Brought Under The Fair Housing Act (Title Viii), Kristopher E. Ahrend
Effect, Or No Effect: A Comparison Of Prima Facie Standards Applied In "Disparate Impact" Cases Brought Under The Fair Housing Act (Title Viii), Kristopher E. Ahrend
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Eviction Without Conviction: Publichousing Leasehold Forfeiture Under 21 U.S.C.Section 881, Gregory W. Wiercioch
Eviction Without Conviction: Publichousing Leasehold Forfeiture Under 21 U.S.C.Section 881, Gregory W. Wiercioch
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
California Federal Savings & Loan Association V. Guerra, Director, Department Of Fair Employment And Housing, Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
California Federal Savings & Loan Association V. Guerra, Director, Department Of Fair Employment And Housing, Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
Supreme Court Case Files
No abstract provided.
Housing Violations Void Lease-A New Tenant's Remedy
Housing Violations Void Lease-A New Tenant's Remedy
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
Loretto V. Teleprompter, Lewis F. Powell Jr.
Loretto V. Teleprompter, Lewis F. Powell Jr.
Supreme Court Case Files
No abstract provided.
Monetary Recovery As Preventive Reliefin Fair Housing Actions By The Attorneygeneral, David Samuel De Jong
Monetary Recovery As Preventive Reliefin Fair Housing Actions By The Attorneygeneral, David Samuel De Jong
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
Cooperative Apartments And The Ucc
Cooperative Apartments And The Ucc
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
Municipalities And The Increasing Need For Low And Moderate Income Housing
Municipalities And The Increasing Need For Low And Moderate Income Housing
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
Judicial Attitudes Toward Multiple-Family Dwellings: A Reappraisal
Judicial Attitudes Toward Multiple-Family Dwellings: A Reappraisal
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
Landlord's Duty To Remove Snow And Ice
Landlord's Duty To Remove Snow And Ice
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Fourteenth Amendment And The State Action Doctrine
The Fourteenth Amendment And The State Action Doctrine
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
Recent Slum Clearance And Urban Redevelopment Laws, Philip H. Hill
Recent Slum Clearance And Urban Redevelopment Laws, Philip H. Hill
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
Constitutional Law—Enforceability Of Racial Restrictive Covenants By Court Action. [United States Supreme Court], William H. Wade
Constitutional Law—Enforceability Of Racial Restrictive Covenants By Court Action. [United States Supreme Court], William H. Wade
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
Landlord And Tenant-Liability Of Tenant For Rent After Condemnation Under Eminent Domain Of Entire Leased Premises For Temporary Purpose. [Illinois]
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
Torts-Liability In Conversion Of Landlord Disposing Of Chattels Left On Premises By Former Tenant [Row V. Home Savings Bank, Mass. 1940]
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
Torts-Property-Liability Of Vendor Of Real Property For Personal Injury To Tenant Of Vendee Caused By Defective Condition Of Premises [Pharm V. Lituchy, N. Y. 1940].
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.