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Tim Iglesias

Professor

Professor Iglesias, an expert in housing and property law, has served on the USF law faculty since 2001. He is the author of The Legal Guide to Affordable Housing Development (American Bar Association, 2005) and several articles on affordable housing and fair housing law, including "Our Pluralist Housing Ethics and the Struggle for Affordability" (Wake Forest Law Review, 2007) and "Clarifying the Federal Housing Act's Exemption for Reasonable Occupancy Restrictions" (Fordham Urban Law Journal, 2004). He earned his juris doctor from Stanford University Law School with distinction in 1993, after receiving a bachelor's degree and an honorary master's from Oxford University, and graduating with a bachelor's degree from Loyola Marymount, magna cum laude.

Education
  • BA, Loyola-Marymount University
  • BA/MA, Oxford University
  • JD, Stanford University
Prior Experience
  • Law Clerk, Hon. Stanley Weigel, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
  • Project Coordinator and Deputy Director, Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California
  • Assistant Professor, Wayne State University Law School
    TitleOutletsDate
    Broadcast on mortgage abuse settlementKCBS Radio02/09/12
    "Sources: California to Join National Foreclosure Settlement"The Bay Citizen02/08/12
    "Reversal in Roommate Discrimination Case"Daily Journal02/03/12
    "Mortgage Settlement: Many Are Left Behind"Bay Citizen, New York Times11/10/11
    "New Jersey Tent City Houses 70 Homeless People Who Draw Community Scorn"ABC World News with Diane Sawyer08/11/11
    Radio broadcast on HOA fees amid the foreclosure crisisKCBS radio04/15/11
    Broadcast on proposed settlement between state AGs and banksKCBS radio03/08/11
    "Radio broadcast on Massachusetts ruling against U.S. Bancorp and Wells Fargo in mortgage foreclosure case"KCBS radio01/07/11
    Radio broadcast on banks inappropriately breaking into homes they thought were foreclosedKCBS radio12/22/10
    "SF Affordable Housing May Be in Jeopardy"
    ABC 7 News (San Francisco)
    03/30/10
    "Developer Fees Forced to Change"
    San Francisco Examiner
    01/13/10
    Broadcast on affordable housing
    KCBS News Radio
    01/12/10
    Radio broadcast on the Federal Fair Housing Act case filed by the city of Memphis against Wells Fargo Bank
    KCBS Radio
    01/01/10
    "An Emphasis on 'Juvenile'"The New York Times08/14/08
    Books
    • The Legal Guide to Affordable Housing Development Law (American Bar Association, Second Edition 2011). (Co-edited with Rochelle Lento.)
    Law Review and Journal Articles
    • "Moving Beyond Two-Persons-Per-Bedroom: Revitalizing Application of the Federal Fair Housing Act to Private Residential Occupancy Standards," Georgia State Law Review (forthcoming). SSRN
    • "Our Pluralist Housing Ethics and the Struggle for Affordability," 42 Wake Forest Law Review 511 (2007). SSRN
    • "Clarifying the Federal Fair Housing Act’s Exemption for Reasonable Occupancy Restrictions," 31 Fordham Urban Law Journal 1211 (2004). SSRN
    • "Housing Impact Assessments: Opening New Doors for State Housing Regulation While Localism Persists," 82 Oregon Law Review 433 (2003). (Republished in Land Use and Environmental Law Review Thomson West, 2005) SSRN
    • "Managing Local Opposition to Affordable Housing: A New Approach to NIMBY," 12 Journal of Affordable Housing and Community Development Law 78 (2002). SSRN
    Book Contributions
    • "State and Local Regulation of Particular Types of Affordable Housing," in The Legal Guide to Affordable Housing Law edited by Tim Iglesias and Rochelle Lento (American Bar Association, Second Edition 2011). SSRN
    • "Housing Paradigms," in International Encyclopedia of Housing and Home  edited by Susan J. Smith, et al. (Elsevier, Ltd., 2010). SSRN
    • "Our Pluralist Housing Ethics and Public-Private Partnerships for Affordable Housing," in Affordable Housing and Public-Private Partnerships  edited by Robin Malloy and Nestor Davidson (Ashgate, 2009). SSRN
    Opinion Pieces and Blog Posts
    • "Letter to the editor," The New York Times (August 2008).
    Other Publications
      Briefs
        Court Citation of Research
          Presentations
          • Panelist, "Rural, Metropolitan and Urban Community Collaborations," The American Bar Association "Annual Conference on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law," Washington, D.C. (May 2011).
          • Presenter, "Reflections on Fair Housing Law," State Bar of California "Real Property Law Section's Third Annual Fair Housing and Public Accommodations Symposium," San Francisco, Calif. (April 2011).
          • Presenter, "Are We Teaching a Techne or a Praxis and What Difference Does it Make?" UC Berkeley School of Law Conference "The Mindful Lawyer: Practices and Prospects for Law School, Bench, and the Bar," Berkeley, Calif. (October 2010).
          • Presenter, "What Does the Mortgage Crisis Teach Us About the Political Economy of Home Ownership," Association of American Law Schools 2010 Mid-Year Meeting, New York, N.Y. (June 2010). (Presented during workshop on property.)
          • Presenter, "Selecting Supreme Court Justices in the United States and El Salvador," Salvadoran Foundation for Economic and Social Development, San Salvador, El Salvador (June 2009).
          • Panelist, "FHAA and the Internet: The Prospects for Self-Regulation," Golden Gate University School of Law Conference "The Intersection between Real Estate Ads on the Internet and Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws," San Francisco (April 2009).
          • Presenter, "Do We Have a National Two-Person-Per-Bedroom Residential Occupancy Standard? What's Fair Housing Law Got to Do With It?" Chapman University School of Law Conference on Property Transactions and Transitions in an Age of Globalization, Orange (February 2008).
          • Presenter, "Our Pluralist Housing Ethics and Public-Private Partnerships for Affordable Housing," University of Colorado Law School Conference "Affordable Housing and Public/Private Partnerships: The Intersection of Housing, Property, and Real Estate," Boulder, Colo. (October 2007).
          • Moderator, "State and Local Law Issues Panel," Annual ABA Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law, Washington, D.C. (May 2007).
          • Moderator, "NIMBY Countermeasures: Overcoming Local Fears and Gaining Community Acceptance," ABA Conference on Ending Homelessness: Creating Healthy Communities, St. Louis, Mo. (February 2006).
          • Panelist, "Exploring a Reflexive Law Response: Economic Domain Impact Statements," William & Mary Law School Second Annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference "Public Use in the Aftermath of Kelo

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            ," Williamsburg, Va. (October 2005).
          • Panelist, "What Are State and Local Governments Doing?" Fall Council Meeting of ABA State and Local Government Law Section "Encouraging Affordable Housing: National and Local Approaches," Boston, Mass. (October 2005).
          • Moderator, "Overcoming Local Opposition Panel," ABA Conference on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law "Doing Well While Doing Good—Building Housing and Community Development with a Social Justice Perspective," San Francisco (February 2005).
          Testimony and Hearings
          • Witness, "Working Together to Ensure Housing Opportunities for People with Disabilities and Children," Hearing of the California State Assembly Committee on Human Services (February 2009).
          • Congressional Hearing, "Supreme Court's Kelo Decision and Potential Congressional Responses," House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution (September 2005).
          Written Testimony and Commentary
            Advisor or Consultant
              Counsel
                Symposia Organization
                • Organizer/Moderator, "Overcoming Local Opposition Panel," ABA Conference on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law, "Doing Well While Doing Good -- Building Housing and Community Development with a Social Justice Perspective," San Francisco, California (February 2005).
                Professional Membership
                  Fellowships
                    Other Service
                    • Professor Iglesias served as chair of the search committee for the university's provost. The position was filled by Dean of Arts and Sciences Jennifer Turpin.