On 9/26/17 Joseph Gomez, Wellness Coach (WC) made a visit to Nancy Roman (Tenant) at her apartment for the purpose of following up on her mental health, medical wellness and to address any issues she may be experiencing. When WC arrived Tenant was quite cordial. Tenant dressed appropriate and was groomed. She had recently undergone right foot surgery on her three middle toes and had a medical boot. Tenant appeared to be physically and mentally stable.…
Rent-A-Center, West Inc. v. Jackson (09-497) SUMMARY Antonio Jackson was an employee of Rent-A-Center, West Inc and filed an employment discrimination suit for alleged racial discriminated and retaliation. Jackson also claimed that he was forced to sign an arbitration clause in his employment contract that was unreasonable. Because of the conditions of the arbitration clause, only an arbitrator could legally determine validly, however, Jackson argued that since the arbitration clause was unreasonable, the court should decide on its validity.…
Ms. Steward-Wetterauer first came to tour Forest Lake at Oyster Point Apartments on April 7, 2016. On her initial visit it was noted that she was looking to move in around May 10, 2015 but needed to talk with her husband before making a final decision because he was oversees. Ms. Steward-Wetterauer did not submit her application for rental until April 11, 2016. Within those four days, apartments were leased to other prospects submitting applications and availability and rates had changed.…
Haverwood Furniture, Inc. is competing against roughly 1,000 other furniture manufacturers. One-third of the household furniture industry dollars belong to the top ten competitors while the top 25 account for just about half of U.S. furniture sales (Kerin, 2013). Many of the competitors have the financial strength to lower prices, increase promotion and advertising as well as offer lower quality products for less money. Additional uncertainties are consumer confidence, purchase behavior, consumer disposable income, higher material cost, and the incidence of new residential construction projects beginning (Kerin, 2013 p.…
The property market consists of a diverse range of properties from award-winning Mediterranean style apartments on the harbour and modern and contemporary homes and low-level art deco apartments amidst the quaintness of Victorian era homes and historic cottages. What’s not to love about it?…
In his research of regulatory practices within cities, Quigley found that explicit growth controls was one the reasons for less housing supply in California cities. These growth controls included urban service boundaries or growth moratoria, which reduces the amount of developable land and in turn, the ability of housing supply to adjust to changes in demand. This also directly relates to Cutler’s article as she explains homeowners have a strong incentive to allow these regulatory practices to increase housing prices because large portions of their investments lie within these rapidly growing markets. This leaves the rest of us, low-income individuals or families, at the expense of their desire to protect their investment, and we are in no position to chastise these individuals for protecting their investments. The chart on the right shows the number of additional units that California counties would have needed to build each year over the last three decades in order to keep housing prices similar to the nationwide average.…
This disparity is becoming more dire as area rental price continue to rise…
Analyzing a Case Upon reading this case, there appeared to be so many relevant factors involving this incident, certainly after further review of this situation, the outcome should be predicated on the final results in determining an appropriate course of action. Decision: The ultimate decision in this case involves whether or not the residential RA’s should be terminated, due to their involvement in a party in a residential hall/ room while on duty, which also involved consumption of alcohol by several underage staff. The Facts: On the morning of opening day, a member of the facilities crew (Alyssa Palmer) informed Jennifer Feder (Hall Director), of a large…
HOMELESS CHILDREN IN MODERN AMERICA THESIS: Despite the increasing awareness of poverty in today's society and our present efforts to diffuse them, domestic violence and the lack of affordable housing, child care, and living wages has created a profound impact on the lifestyles and experiences of childhood for homeless children in America. 1. MAIN CAUSES OF HOMELESS CHILDREN IN AMERICA a. Some children in America face domestic violence within their homes, causing children to run away from their situations. i. Physical, sexual, and verbal abuse, and neglect are prime situations children face in America.…
In the latter, a new factor played a key role in damaging the American housing market. Homeownership became an attainable yet expensive status symbol for the American middle class over the course of the 20th century. For…
Also, majority of these condos were owned by foreign investors, instead of the local residents. This data was shocking the housing market during that period, which pointed out that the investors were playing an important role in the housing market. For example, many Chinese are expecting the prices of their empty houses rise up…
New developments and businesses, large corporations, and private institutions are what gentrifying neighborhoods attract. For these reasons, housing demand goes up in the area. This denotes that affordable housing would be hard to achieve since property value rises. Richard Florida explains in his article, “This Is What Happens After A Neighborhood Gets Gentrified,” how local residents “may feel pressured to move to more affordable locations,” (Florida 9). Usually, these businesses will bring in some conveniences such as beautified environment, more security, and money to the community, but they will also drive away the neighborhood’s local inhabitants.…
Body - Need: II. Main point: First we will understand the problems of renting A) You don’t build equity 1) Michele Lerner, an experienced, award-winning freelance writer and author who has been writing about real estate, personal finance and business topics for more than two decades, stated in her article,” Renting vs. Buying a House – How to Make a Decision, Pros and Cons,” that when you rent, your housing payment provides you with a place to live, but will not provide you with an asset to sell when you are ready to move.” B) You are to maintain regulations with the house owner’s rules.…
It is common knowledge that when one is investing in their own home, they have pride of ownership towards the care of their home. It is with this natural expectation concerning home ownership that sellers and banks should consider providing the option to rent-to-own. Usually, the monthly rent-to-own payment has a portion that is agreed upon to be set aside as a down payment at the end of the term to be applied toward a traditional mortgage. The idea, however, is open to any arrangement that may be reached in writing. This concept provides assurance to the seller that their investment in the property will not decline as they allow the buyer additional time to recover and repair their credit scores.…
There are many focal points to acquiring a home. However, there are weaknesses, which implies renting might be the better alternative for them. An ideal approach to knowing whether purchasing or leasing is the better circumstance;…