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What protects the privacy and insures the accuracy of consumer credit report information and guarantees that the information supplied by consumer reporting agencies is as accurate as possible? |
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What addresses consumer concerns about identiy theft and gives consumers the right to limit how businesses can use their non public personal information? |
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- Marketing and Advertising
- Screening and Applications
- Leases
- Maintenance
- Termination
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Name the 5 Phases of the Rental Process |
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When would a contract bid be unnecessary? |
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- You were legally responsible for hte "control area" and failed to repair the systenm or problem that caused inury.
- An accident was forseeable
- The chances of an accident could have been sharply reduced with reasonable attention.
- Because of your lack of personal attention, your failure to respond to the proper maintenance caused the injury
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What are 4 conditions that a personal injury claim may be valid under? |
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- Report the complaint to local authorities
- File a court action
- Make the repair or hire a professional to do the work and subtract that amount from the rent
- Move out
- Withhold rent
- Pay rent, but file suit for the difference between rent charged & the value of the dwelling
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The lack of habitability gives the resident the right to choose to do one of which 6 things? |
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- Know the frequency and nature of crime in your area
- Consult with local police
- Keep residentsw reasonably informed of current criminal activity in your neighborhood
- Conduct regular property inspections
- Develop a responsive strategy to concerns and complaints
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What are a manager's criminal activity disclosure responsiblities and restrictions? (Hint: 5) |
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- Maintain roofs, windows, and walls
- provide working water, heat, air conditioning, electric, plumbing, and lighting.
- Clean and keep the common areas safe.
- Address potential environmental hazards
- control excessive noise, insufficient ventilation, and overcrowding
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What are the 5 manager's responsibilities for implied warranty of habitability? |
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- Inform applicants that a consumer report will be requested.
- Obtain a signed form from applicant authorizing the credit search.
- Provide written notification to the rejected applicant of their right to receive a copy of the credit report.
- Maintain records in the evnet a claim is filed.
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List the apartment manager's 4 legal obligations when requesting a credit search for an applicant. |
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- the name, address, and phone # of hte credit bureau you used.
- A statement that the credit bureau did not make the rejection decision and cannot provide the reasons for the rejection adverse action to be taken
- A statement of the applicant's right to obtain a free copy of the report from the credit bureau if hte applicant requests it within 60 days of your rejection.
- A statement telling hte applicant that he/she can dispute the accuracy of the report as provided in the Act or demand a reinvestigation dispute
- A statment explaining the disclosure of any credit scores and information relating to the credit scores if a credit score is used in taking the adverse action.
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If you deny an application based on information in the credit report, you must write an "adverse action" letter which should include what 5 pieces of information? |
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- Require a co signer on the lease
- Require a deposit or the last month's rent
- Require a larger deposit than the other renters
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What are the three adverse actions that you can take if a resident application has a fraud alert or file blocks idenitfied on their credit report. |
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- If the property has a central dish that provides commercially acceptable signals that residents wish to have and the cost is not greater than the cost of the individual private service.
- If the tenant wants to drill holes in outside walls, roofs, or balconies.
- If the tenant wants to install a dish/antenna in a common area
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Under what conditions can you restrict a tenant from installing a satellite dish or antenna? |
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- Lead
- Asbestos
- Freon
- Radon
- Mold
- Carbon Monoxide
Managers are responsible for correcting them even if they did not cause them. |
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What are hte 6 environmental hazards and who is responsible for correcting them? |
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- Compensate the compaintant for actual damages, including humilation, pain and suffering.
- Be subjected to injunctive or other equitable relief: for example, to mak ehte housing available to the complaintant.
- Pay the Federal Government a civil penalty to vindicated the public interest.
- Pay reasonable attorney's fees and costs
- Turn over management to a professional property management company and stay away from the property
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What are the 5 possible penalties that can be imposed in the federal administrative process? |
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1st violation - $16,000
2nd violation - $37,500
3 or more within 5 years - $65,000 |
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What is the maximum penalties for 1st, 2nd, and three or more violations within 5 years of federal laws? |
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- Use safety related work practices throughout the workplace.
- Have a safety training program in place.
- Provide personal protective equipment
- Conduct periodic property inspections.
- Have a zero tolerance policy for failing to obey safety rules and regulations
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What are 5 things you can do to prevent worker's compensation claims? |
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Disparate impact discrimination |
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What occurs when a neutral policy or procedure has a disproportionately negative impact on a protected class? |
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- There is a legitimate business necessity for the action or inaction
- There is no less descriminatory way to accomplish the business necessity.
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What two things could occur for a disparate impact discrimation to still be found to be nondiscriminatory? |
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- The housing must be planned and managed for people 62 or 55 years of age or older.
- It must make sure that it has policies and procedures in place that demonstrate its intent to qualify for the exemption.
- These policies and procedures must be distributed and implemented, using the terms Senior Housing: "A 55 and older community" or "A 62 and older community."
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What 3 requirements must a property meet in order to qualify for senior housing? |
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