VILLANOVA LAW
REAL ESTATE BLOG

[1] Why Should Lawyers Care About the Impact of Laws on Housing Opportunities for Domestic Violence Survivors? Housing instability has large-scale consequences that impact virtually every aspect of the social, economic, and political well-being of communities. Domestic violence survivors are not a protected class under the Fair Housing Act (FHA). [2] As such, they are not protected from eviction (except in federally subsidized housing) due to discrimination based on their sta

[1] Medicaid is the primary public payer for long-term care in the United States, covering services that are otherwise financially inaccessible for many elderly and disabled individuals. [2] Yet embedded within the program is a lesser-known feature with significant real estate implications: Medicaid estate recovery and lien laws, which allow states to recoup certain benefits from a beneficiary’s estate after death. [3] In practice, these laws often implicate the primary resid

[1] Florida is currently at the center of one of the most aggressive property tax reform debates in the United States, with proposals ranging from targeted relief to the outright elimination of certain property taxes for homesteaded properties — i.e., owner-occupied primary residences. [2] This movement reflects broader national trends, as rising home values, inflation, and housing affordability concerns have pushed property taxes to the forefront of state policy discussions.