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Scott Garrett: “The cost of litigation is strangling the market, and the availability of credit is thereby cut back on lending to…”

On the recordJune 10, 2015
The cost of litigation is strangling the market, and the availability of credit is thereby cut back on lending to potential homeowners.
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Scott Garrett
New Jersey

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Garrett criticizes HUD's Disparate Impact Rule for hindering access to housing.

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