Common Sense Rules Regarding Children at Play May Violate Federal Fair Housing Law

It is getting warmer out (slowly) and your association may be reviewing your recreation and pool rules, especially those regarding children, to get ready for the summer season. In the summer there are children out of school playing around and about the complex, and everyone swimming in the pool.
Be careful in making rules specifically aimed at children. In the old days (before the 1988 Federal Fair Housing Laws) associations typically had several rules regarding children which just seemed to “make sense” and were made with the intent of protecting health and safety.   Read the article………………………………

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