Legal Aid of North Carolina’s Fair Housing Project understands that COVID-19 is a serious threat to the health, safety and well-being of all North Carolinians, but particularly seniors, people with disabilities or other underlying health conditions, and low–income individuals. As of March 18, 2020, LANC staff, including at the Fair Housing Project, are working remotely …
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HUD Publishes 2020 Civil Penalty Amounts for Fair Housing Violations
On March 6, 2020, 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 of different housing-related laws, including the federal Fair Housing Act. The new civil penalty amounts will apply to violations of the Fair Housing …
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 a new report released by Legal Aid of North Carolina’s Fair Housing Project. The report, State of Fair Housing in North Carolina (2019), found that …
Raleigh Housing Authority Settles Lawsuit Alleging Housing Discrimination Against Victims of Domestic Violence
RALEIGH, October 16, 2019 – Legal Aid of North Carolina and the Duke Civil Justice Clinic announced today that they recently settled a federal discrimination complaint filed against the Raleigh Housing Authority (RHA) on behalf of a public housing tenant who was a victim of domestic violence. The settlement includes a Federal Consent Decree—believed 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 to Legal Aid’s Fair Housing Project. The $125,000 grant will allow Legal Aid to conduct education and outreach training events, including programs for individuals with …
HUD Publishes 2019 Civil Penalty Amounts for Fair Housing Violations
On May 15, 2019, 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 of different housing-related laws, including the federal Fair Housing Act. The new civil penalty amounts will apply to violations of the Fair Housing …
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 …
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 developers over the Village’s refusal to allow an affordable housing community to be built. As part of the settlement, the Village has paid $150,000 to …
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 North Carolina Receives HUD Fair Housing Grant
On December 4, 2018, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC) was one of nearly 80 organizations to be awarded grants to help enforce fair housing laws and protect individuals from discrimination. LANC, which will receive $300,000 to support its Fair Housing Project, is the …