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The Fair Housing Project of Legal Aid of North Carolina is the state’s only statewide full-serve fair housing organization.
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Discrimination is Illegal
http://www.fairhousingnc.org/wp-content/uploads/slideshow-gallery/mural05.jpgThe federal Fair Housing Act prohibits the denial of housing to a person based on the person’s membership in one or more of the classes protected under the Act. The protected classes are race, color, religion, national origin, sex, familial status, and disability. © Photograph by Bernard J. Kleina
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We're Here to Help
http://www.fairhousingnc.org/wp-content/uploads/slideshow-gallery/mural02B-slide.jpgIf you believe you are a victim of discrimination in housing, contact us at 1-855-797-FAIR (3247) for assistance.
© Photograph by Bernard J. Kleina.
NC Fair Housing Project Awarded New HUD Grant
On May 9, 2012, the Fair Housing Project of Legal Aid of North Carolina was awarded a $325,000 grant to allow it to continue its enforcement and education work throughout the State during 2012-2013. The one-year grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will fund legal assistance and referral [...]
Court Rules Against Westchester County, NY; HUD Withholds CDBG Funds
On May 3, 2012, U.S. District Court Judge Denise Cote held that the Westchester County, New York, violated a 2010 consent decree designed to address racial and ethnic segregation in the County. The ruling concerned legislation in the County that would have prohibited landlords from considering a tenant’s “source of income” in making rental decisions. Under the terms [...]
Greensboro Homeless Shelter, Residents Sue State for Disability Discrimination
Mary’s House, the owner and operator of a shelter and transitional living facility in Greensboro, North Carolina, filed a lawsuit in federal court on February 17, 2012, alleging that the State’s decision to stop funding its programs was based on disability-based discrimination in violation of the Fair Housing Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and other laws. Joining Mary’s House [...]
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