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 …
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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 …
HUD Seeks Comments on “Streamlining” Fair Housing Regulation
On August 16, 2018, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a notice asking for public comments regarding “streamlining and enhanc[ing]” HUD’s “affirmatively furthering fair housing” (AFFH) regulation. Comments to HUD in response to the notice are due by October 15, 2018. HUD’s AFFH regulation was finalized on July 16, 2015, and …
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 of different housing-related laws, including the federal Fair Housing Act. The new civil penalty amounts will apply to violations of the Fair Housing Act that …
HUD Seeks Comments on “Reconsideration” of Disparate Impact Regulation
On June 20, 2018, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a notice asking for public comments regarding HUD’s “disparate impact” regulation. Comments to HUD in response to the notice are due by August 20, 2018. The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, familial status, …
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 …
Hickory, NC, Apartment Complex Settles Complaint Alleging Disability Discrimination
RALEIGH, February 5, 2018 – Legal Aid of North Carolina announced that the owner and former and current managers of an apartment complex in Hickory, NC, had settled a housing discrimination complaint alleging that they had discriminated against a resident with a disability. As a result of the settlement, the owner and managers of the …