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The Fair Housing Project of Legal Aid of North Carolina is the only full-serve fair housing organization operating throughout North Carolina.
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Housing Discrimination is Illegal
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We're Here to Help
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HUD Issues New Guidance on Assistance Animals and Reasonable Accommodations for People with Disabilities
On April 25, 2013, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released new guidance regarding “service animals” and “assistance animals” for people with disabilities. The notice, signed by HUD Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity John Trasviña, explains housing providers’ obligations under the Fair Housing Act and Section 504 of the [...]
HUD Issues Fair Housing “Disparate Impact” Rule
On February 8, 2013, HUD announced that it was publishing a new rule implementing the Fair Housing Act’s discriminatory effects (“disparate impact”) standard. While in most cases an individual bringing a complaint under the Fair Housing Act must show that the opposing party acted with an intent to discriminate, under the disparate impact theory, an individual [...]
Developer to Retrofit NC Apartments to Meet Accessibility Requirements
On November 14, 2012, the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) and the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) announced that they had settled a housing discrimination lawsuit with HHHunt Corporation, a Virginia-based real estate development company that operates apartment complexes in North Carolina, among other states. According to the press release announcing the settlement, HHHunt ”agreed to retrofit inaccessible [...]
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