[English Below] Únase con el Proyecto de Equidad de Vivienda de Ayuda Legal de Carolina del Norte y la Cuidad de Greensboro para un taller en línea sobre la Ley de Equidad de Vivienda el 7 de Abril de 2021. Es un taller gratuito, pero se requiere registro avanzado. La presentación se realizará en español. …
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FREE Live Webinar Training: Fair Housing Rights of People with Disabilities
Join us for a free fair housing live webinar training! This online training will cover the fair housing rights of people with disabilities, including reasonable accommodation and reasonable modification requests. The training will also cover whether people who currently have COVID-19, those who have a history of having the virus, or those who are perceived …
FREE Training on Designing & Building Accessible Housing – Charlotte, NC
The Fair Housing Project of Legal Aid of North Carolina is excited to announce a FREE Fair Housing Design and Construction Accessibility Training in Charlotte, NC. This is a technical training, ideal for architects, engineers, housing developers, builders, contractors, code officials, inspectors, attorneys, and others who are involved in the development of multi-family housing. Friday, …
16th Annual Raleigh Fair Housing Conference – April 18, 2019
The Fair Housing Project of Legal Aid of North Carolina and the City of Raleigh’s Fair Housing Hearing Board are excited to announce the 16th Annual Raleigh Fair Housing Conference. April 18, 2019 8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. McKimmon Center 1101 Gorman Street Raleigh, NC 27606 For more information and to register, click here. Registration …
Know Your Rights: Renting with a Criminal Background
The Fair Housing Project of Legal Aid of North Carolina has released a fact sheet with fair housing information for individuals with criminal records who are attempting to rent housing. Housing providers may require individuals to undergo a criminal background check as part of the application process. However, as the fact sheet notes, under recent guidance …
Legal Aid of NC & Universal Design Institute Help Hundreds of Families Obtain Accessibility Modifications
RALEIGH, May 15, 2018 – Over 250 low income families with disabilities in four states have obtained accessibility modifications to their homes and apartments as a result of a project jointly run by Legal Aid of North Carolina and the RL Mace Universal Design Institute. In North Carolina, the program has provided over $450,000 to …
NC State University Settles Complaint Alleging Disability Discrimination in Student Housing
RALEIGH, October 11, 2017 – Legal Aid of North Carolina announced today that it had recently settled a federal discrimination complaint filed against North Carolina State University on behalf of Laura Auman, a student with a disability. In the complaint, filed with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in 2016, Ms. Auman alleged …
Fair Housing Project Honored by Durham Human Relations Commission
On May 11, 2017, the City of Durham’s Human Relations Commission presented the Fair Housing Project with its annual “Fair Housing Advocacy Award.” The award, which was presented in a ceremony held at the Hayti Heritage Center, is given annually by the Commission to recognize an individual or organization for outstanding efforts to promote fair housing, …
Training on Fair Housing and Sexual Harassment, Domestic Violence and Unequal Access
On June 27, 2014, the Fair Housing Project, in conjunction with the North Carolina Bar Association, is sponsoring a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program titled “Home, Sweet Home: Litigating Fair Housing Claims (Based on Domestic Violence, Sexual Harassment, and Unequal Access).” The event will take place from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm at the NC Bar …