General Resources
Fair Housing
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Housing and Urban Development (HUD), types of complaints handled
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HUD: File a Discrimination Complaint
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/topics/housing_discrimination
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HUD’s Fair Housing Complaint Process
https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/complaint-process
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National Fair Housing Alliance
http://www.nationalfairhousing.org/KnowYourRights/tabid/4179/Default.aspx
Support for the Disabled
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Legal Victim Assistance Advocates LLC
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Disability Rights in Housing (HUD.gov)
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How Disabled Tenants Can Fight Discrimination
Disaster Relief
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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Mortgages, Debt Collection, and Foreclosure
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Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFBP) submit a mortgage complaint
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CFPB: What Protections do I have against credit discrimination?
(file a complaint or share your story)
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CFPB: Debt Collection
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/askcfpb/search/?selected_facets=category_exact:debt-collection
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CFPB: Contact Us, Whistleblowers, Consumer Help
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Federal Trade Commission: Mortgage Relief Scams
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0100-mortgage-relief-scams
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Making Home Affordable
(government help with paying your mortgage and avoiding foreclosure)
Recognizing and Overcoming Abuse
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Recognizing and Preventing Elder Abuse
http://www.helpguide.org/articles/abuse/elder-abuse-and-neglect.htm
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FAQs, National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA)
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How to Deal with Adult Bullies
http://www.everydayhealth.com/emotional-health/how-deal-with-adult-bullies.aspx
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The Long-Term Health Consequences of Bullying
Dealing with Stress
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Coping with Stress (CDC.gov)
http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pub/coping_with_stress_tips.html
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Stress of Foreclosure Can Make Homeowners Ill
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Tips to Manage Anxiety and Stress (ADAA.org)
Book Resources
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Defend your Condo and Homeowner Rights! What you must do when the Board turns your life upside down. (Dr. Joyce Starr)
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Escaping Condo Jail (Sara E. Benson and Don DeBat)
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HOA Wars: What Happens in Vegas Can Happen Anywhere (Robert Stern)
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Legal Abuse System (Dr. Karin Huffer)
http://www.equalaccessadvocates.com/product-category/books/#
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Neighbors at War! The Creepy Case Against Your Homeowners' Association
(Ward Lucas)
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Privatopia: Homeowners' Associations and the Rise of Private Residential Government (Evan McKenzie)
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Beyond Privatopia: Rethinking Residential Private Government (Evan McKenzie)
http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Privatopia-Rethinking-Residential-Government/dp/0877667691
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Villa Appalling! Destroying the Myth of Affordable Community Living
(Donie Vanitzian, Stephen Glassman)
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Warning!: Condominium ownership may be dangerous to your health, wealth, and peace of mind (Vincent J. Hubin)
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Webster's New World Robert's Rules of Order Simplified and Applied, Third Edition (Robert McConnell Productions)
Media Resources
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Independent American Communities Blog
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From the HOA Trenches Blog (Share your HOA story)
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On The Commons with Shu Bartholomew (weekly talk show on Fairfax Radio)
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The HOAx (coming soon! documentary movie trailer)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS2H9DoCTsU (for more information see here: http://thehoaxfilm.com)
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Ward Lucas on HOA Madness (YouTube video)
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What Power do Homeowners’ Associations have?
(Bob Massi, Legal Analyst on Fox News)
http://video.foxnews.com/v/3817026395001/what-power-do-homeowners-associations-have/
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York County Woman Fed Up with Homeowners' Association
(She Dared to Paint Her Front Door Red)
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Homeowners' Association private security blocks voter registration in City of Milwaukee
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Man fined $5000 by HOA for trees that are too short (WESH 2 News)
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Bob Massi is the Property Man - Explores Vegas Real Estate