Housing And Urban Development
Recent News About Housing And Urban Development
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Attorney General Bonta Highlights California Mortgage Relief Program, Urges Struggling Homeowners to Check Eligibility for Free Financial Assistance
Attorney General Bonta Highlights California Mortgage Relief Program, Urges Struggling Homeowners to Check Eligibility for Free Financial Assistance. -
Attorney General Bonta Issues Alert Highlighting Tenants’ Rights Against Housing Discrimination
Attorney General Bonta Issues Alert Highlighting Tenants’ Rights Against Housing Discrimination. -
JONES DAY: Jones Day honors Yvonne Braithwaite Burke, our first African-American woman partner
As we celebrate Black History Month, Jones Day recognizes and honors the important presence and contributions of the Firm's African-American lawyers making a difference in the workplace and community. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF CALIFORNIA: Sierra Pacific Mortgage Agrees to Pay $3.67 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Related to the FHA Loan Program
U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced that Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company Inc. (SPM), a national mortgage lender headquartered in Folsom, has agreed to pay the United States $3,670,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by falsely certifying compliance with Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage insurance requirements in connection with certain loans. -
Lead paint: California exports unconstitutional public nuisance law demanding Supreme Court review
Whether it is movies, music or fashion, California has never been short of exports to the rest of the United States. But not all its offerings are as wholesome as the Beach Boys. California’s creative reinterpretation of public nuisance law is now inspiring copycat lawsuits to victimize honest businesses around the country, most recently in a lead paint litigation threatened last week in Delaware, Lehigh, and Montgomery Counties, Pennsylvania. -
Court gives preliminary OK to settlement in Wells Fargo mortgage interest lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California recently granted preliminary approval to a settlement in a class-action lawsuit claiming Wells Fargo Bank unlawfully collected post-payment interest on mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). -
Woman alleges medical marijuana use in HUD-subsidized apartment led to eviction
SAN FRANCISCO – A woman at risk of losing her home because she uses medical marijuana and lives in a Housing Urban Development (HUD)-subsidized complex sued President Donald Trump and other federal agencies for allegedly having contradictory stances on cannabis. -
Legal scholar seeks reinstatement to practice law
LOS ANGELES (Northern California Record) — Renewed health and vigor is behind the decision by noted land use and planning legal scholar James Alan Kushner to seek readmission to the California Bar, following his resignation in 2012, Kushner said during a recent interview. " -
Lawsuit alleges Facebook ads are discriminatory
SAN FRANCISCO — A lawsuit has been filed against Facebook alleging civil rights violations in its ads. -
Canoga Park attorney offered two years' probation for allegedly not performing each service in clients' contracts
SAN FRANCISCO – Thomas Richard D’Arco, who practices in Canoga Park, admitted to wrongdoing in two client cases and was placed on two years’ probation, facing a one-year suspension if he does not comply with the terms of his disciplinary probation.