May 2016 - Vol. 8 Issue 5
Rental Housing Journal Utah
2. President’s Message – Avoiding Bad Press 3. Director’s Message – Utah Law Firm Actively Representing Tenants
5. Ask the Attorney – Dealing With Bug Beds Part 3
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EVENTS Good Landlord Class South Ogden .................................... Jun 8th 6pm Salt Lake .................................... Jun 18th 8:30am www.GoodLandlordingTraining.com
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Fair Housing Conference and Trade Show a Record Breaking Success SANDY, UT – Over 1,550 attend-
ees participated in the annual Fair Housing Education Conference and Trade Show on Wednesday April 27, 2016. A record breaking 137 exhibitors made this show one of the best yet. “We had great leads, and made amazing contacts with potential clients” said Steve Fredine with Delta Disaster Kleenup, one of the exhibitors. This year exhibitors gave away thousands of dollars in prizes as well as handing out promotional items and gear. “This year’s show was awesome. There were so many people and the exhibitors were so fantastic”, said Jean Smith, a regional manager with Staker Property Management. Attendees could choose between over 25 property management and other education classes, with valuable and cutting edge infor-
mation. Over 800 lunch attendees heard from Keynote Lunch speaker Amanda Dickson. Amanda is the co-host of KSL morning news radio. She talked about the impor-
tance of landlords and property understand who you really are. managers in society, and how to One thing that Amanda brought find joy in your day to day work. up was the nobility of being a landShe encouraged attendees to forcontinued on page 4 give, move on, don’t complain, and
What You Need To Know About The New HUD Criminal Exclusion Guidance
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n April 4, 2016, the Department of Housing & Urban Development” issued a fair housing guidance which appears to provide some protection to individuals with criminal history. This new guidance prohibits the use of arrest records to deny an applicant. It also requires that landlords who deny based upon convictions consider the nature of the
crime, the severity of the crime, and the amount of time that has passed. The guidance states that blanket exclusions based upon general criminal history likely violate the Fair Housing Act. Landlords need to tailor their approach continued on page 6
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