1
: of, relating to, or being a motor vehicle insurance plan under which someone involved in an accident is compensated usually up to a stipulated limit for actual losses (as for property damage, medical bills, and lost wages) by that person's own insurance company regardless of who is responsible for the accident
2
: of, relating to, or being a divorce law under which neither party is held responsible for the breakup of the marriage
3
: characterized by the absence of a prevailing sense of individual responsibility (as for behavior)
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In England, a Renters (Reform) Bill that would have ended no-fault evictions is among a raft of legislation shelved by the dissolution of parliament.
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Rebecca Messina, theweek, 13 June 2024
Listen to this article A New Jersey man was sentenced to a decade in federal prison Monday for orchestrating one of the largest no-fault insurance scams in New York City history — including coaching doctors to lie under oath and bribing hospital workers for contact details of car crash victims.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 3 June 2024
The Connecticut Tenants Union, Make the Road Connecticut and other tenants’ rights advocates are supporting an extension of a law that prohibits no-fault evictions against certain populations such as people with disabilities and senior citizens.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2024
More to Read Patt Morrison: California settled no-fault divorce decades ago.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
Mobile home park tenants displaced because their community closed would also be prioritized;
Second priority is given to residents displaced because of a no-fault eviction.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2024
In June 2023, my family and I faced a no-fault eviction from our home.
—Gabriela Sandoval, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2024
But now, nearly 50 years later, no-fault divorce is under increasing attack.
—Marcia Zug, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2024
Related article What is no-fault divorce, and why do some conservatives want to get rid of it?
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
Rebecca Messina, theweek, 13 June 2024
Listen to this article A New Jersey man was sentenced to a decade in federal prison Monday for orchestrating one of the largest no-fault insurance scams in New York City history — including coaching doctors to lie under oath and bribing hospital workers for contact details of car crash victims.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 3 June 2024
The Connecticut Tenants Union, Make the Road Connecticut and other tenants’ rights advocates are supporting an extension of a law that prohibits no-fault evictions against certain populations such as people with disabilities and senior citizens.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2024
More to Read Patt Morrison: California settled no-fault divorce decades ago.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
Mobile home park tenants displaced because their community closed would also be prioritized;
Second priority is given to residents displaced because of a no-fault eviction.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2024
In June 2023, my family and I faced a no-fault eviction from our home.
—Gabriela Sandoval, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2024
But now, nearly 50 years later, no-fault divorce is under increasing attack.
—Marcia Zug, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2024
Related article What is no-fault divorce, and why do some conservatives want to get rid of it?
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
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