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		<title>So Let&#8217;s Talk About . . . Companion/Comfort Animals In Rental Properties</title>
		<link>http://petriestocking.com/blog/2013/02/12/so-lets-talk-about-companioncomfort-animals-in-rental-properties/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tristan R. Pettit, Esq.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been promising that I would blog about this topic for months (could it possibly be over a year even) and the time has finally come.  So let&#8217;s talk about companion/comfort animals in rental properties. Background: I will use the terms comfort animals and companion animals interchangeably throughout this post. So we are all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Things This Landlords&#8217; Attorney Wants For Christmas</title>
		<link>http://petriestocking.com/blog/2012/12/20/5-things-this-landlords-attorney-wants-for-christmas/</link>
		<comments>http://petriestocking.com/blog/2012/12/20/5-things-this-landlords-attorney-wants-for-christmas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tristan R. Pettit, Esq.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the coming of the holidays, comes list of gifts that people want for Christmas.  So I thought I would put together one of my own.  So here is a list of the top 5 things that this landlords&#8217; lawyer would like for Christmas. &#160; 5.   That Tenants&#8217; Requests For Reasonable Accommodations To Allow for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HUD Issues New Rule On &#8220;Discriminatory Effect&#8221; a.k.a Disparate Impact</title>
		<link>http://petriestocking.com/blog/2012/02/20/hud-issues-new-rule-on-discriminatory-effect-a-k-a-disparate-impact/</link>
		<comments>http://petriestocking.com/blog/2012/02/20/hud-issues-new-rule-on-discriminatory-effect-a-k-a-disparate-impact/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HUD has issued a new Fair Housing “disparate impact” rule that may cause problems for landlords during the screening process.  The new rule creates a new provision entitled “Prohibiting Discriminatory Effects” which defines “discriminatory effect” as situations in which a facially neutral (i.e. not discriminatory) housing practice can become discriminatory if it actually or predictably [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Will Not Want To Miss AASEW&#8217;s Fourth Annual Landlord Boot Camp on Saturday Feb. 25th</title>
		<link>http://petriestocking.com/blog/2012/01/03/you-will-not-want-to-miss-aasews-fourth-annual-landlord-boot-camp-on-saturday-feb-25th/</link>
		<comments>http://petriestocking.com/blog/2012/01/03/you-will-not-want-to-miss-aasews-fourth-annual-landlord-boot-camp-on-saturday-feb-25th/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:25:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tristan R. Pettit, Esq.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Landlording can be pretty complex, with a seemingly never ending myriad of paperwork, rules, landlord-tenant laws and simple mistakes that can cost you thousands of dollars. The Apartment Association of Southeastern Wisconsin&#8217;s Fourth Annual “Landlord Boot Camp” can help you navigate these treacherous waters and teach you how to run your properties with greater profit and less [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Federal Bill Would Add Two New Protected Classes To Federal Fair Housing Act</title>
		<link>http://petriestocking.com/blog/2011/10/31/new-federal-bill-would-add-two-new-protected-classes-to-federal-fair-housing-act/</link>
		<comments>http://petriestocking.com/blog/2011/10/31/new-federal-bill-would-add-two-new-protected-classes-to-federal-fair-housing-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tristan R. Pettit, Esq.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On September 26, 2011 both chambers of the U.S. Congress introduced legislation that would extend housing discrimination laws to include protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity.  The HOME (Housing Opportunities Made Equal) Act was introduced by Sen. John Kerry and others.  The bill would amend the Fair Housing Act to prohibit housing discrimination [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Wisconsin Landlords Charged with Violating Fair Housing Laws</title>
		<link>http://petriestocking.com/blog/2011/10/04/three-wisconsin-landlords-charged-with-violating-fair-housing-laws/</link>
		<comments>http://petriestocking.com/blog/2011/10/04/three-wisconsin-landlords-charged-with-violating-fair-housing-laws/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tristan R. Pettit, Esq.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three Wisconsin landlords have recently been charged with violating Fair Housing laws by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). First, in late July, HUD announced that it charged a husband and wife who own a rental property in Brown County with violating the Fair Housing Act for allegedly creating different rental requirements [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Largest Settlement of State Fair Housing Claim Occurs in Arizona</title>
		<link>http://petriestocking.com/blog/2011/07/28/largest-settlement-of-state-fair-housing-claim-occurs-in-arizona/</link>
		<comments>http://petriestocking.com/blog/2011/07/28/largest-settlement-of-state-fair-housing-claim-occurs-in-arizona/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 22:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tristan R. Pettit, Esq.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 2007 Fair Housing complaint filed by two Arizona tenants alleging that their apartment managers discriminated against them based on their race, nationality and religion, has resulted in the largest state Fair Housing claim to date. In 2007, Soha Abdelrahman and her husband Hany Obrahim filed a lawsuit against their Tempe, Arizona apartment managers claiming [...]]]></description>
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