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Disability, Race Discrimination Continue to Top Claims of Housing Discrimination in North Carolina
RALEIGH, December 18, 2019 – Discrimination based on disability and race continued to account for the vast majority of housing discrimination complaints filed in North Carolina in 2018, according to …
HUD Awards Legal Aid of NC $425,000 to Support Its Fair Housing Work
On April 17, 2019, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) announced that Legal Aid of North Carolina had been awarded an Education and Outreach Initiative (EOI) grant …
Village of Clemmons Settles Discrimination Complaint Over Affordable Housing
RALEIGH, February 15, 2019 – On January 28, 2019, the Village of Clemmons and Village of Clemmons Village Council agreed to settle a fair housing discrimination complaint brought by two affordable …
National Origin Fair Housing Listening Session to be held in Durham
The Fair Housing Project of Legal Aid of North Carolina and the City of Durham Human Relations Division are proud to announce a fair housing listening session focusing on national …
HUD Publishes 2018 Civil Penalty Amounts for Fair Housing Violations
On July 16, 2018, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published new inflation-adjusted civil penalty amounts for individuals or entities that have been found to have violated a variety …
HUD Delays Implementation of AFFH Rule Until At Least October 2020
January 5, 2018 – The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it is delaying implementation of a rule intended to address housing discrimination and segregation …
People Living with Mental Disabilities Face Significant Rental Housing Discrimination, HUD Study Finds
According to a report released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on September 5, 2017, persons living with mental disabilities (MD) face significant housing discrimination in …
HUD Publishes 2017 Civil Penalty Amounts for Fair Housing Violations
On May 30, 2017, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published new inflation-adjusted civil penalty amounts for individuals or entities that have been found to have violated a …
SkyHouse Apartments Settle Fair Housing Cases for $1.8 million: Money to help make homes more accessible for people with disabilities
On September 26, 2016, Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC) announced that it had settled housing discrimination complaints against the architects, builders and owners of the SkyHouse apartment buildings in …