Registration is now open for the 13th Annual Fair Housing Conference in Raleigh, NC, which will be held on Friday, April 15, 2016. The event is being sponsored by the City of Raleigh Fair Housing Hearing Board and the Fair Housing Project of Legal Aid of North Carolina. The keynote speaker at the conference will be …
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Annual Raleigh Fair Housing Conference Scheduled for April 15, 2016
On Friday, April 15, 2016, the City of Raleigh Fair Housing Hearing Board and the Fair Housing Project of Legal Aid of North Carolina will sponsor the 13th Annual Fair Housing Conference. The keynote speaker at the conference will be civil rights attorney John Relman, one of the nation’s foremost fair housing and civil rights …
North Carolina Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) Schedule
The National Low Income Housing Coalition has released a series of documents listing the schedules for state and local governments to complete Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) reports in North Carolina and around the country. Under HUD’s 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule, recipients of certain HUD funding are required to complete an AFH to …
HUD Releases Fair Housing Assessment Tool for Local & State Governments
On December 31, 2015, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the approval of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Assessment Tool, as well as the availability of number of documents related to the AFFH final regulation issued in July 2015. The Assessment Tool, which includes instructions and nationally-uniform data provided by …
HUD Proposes Rule Regarding Transgender Individuals in Federally-Funded Shelters and Housing
On November 20, 2015, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development published a proposed rule addressing the placement of transgender individuals in HUD-funded and HUD-insured housing, including federally-funded shelters. The proposed rule is intended to provide more guidance on implementing a 2012 HUD requirement addressing the housing needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals. …
Final State Budget Retains NC Human Relations Commission, State Fair Housing Act
On Friday, September 18, 2015, North Carolina Governor McCrory signed the 2015 State budget that retains the North Carolina Human Relations Commission (HRC) and leaves in place the State Fair Housing Act for the coming year. These provisions had been in doubt since June, when the state Senate had passed a budget bill that would have eliminated the …
HUD Releases “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” Final Rule
On July 8, 2015, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued a Final Rule outlining the requirements for recipients of HUD funding to address housing discrimination and segregation in their communities. The rule implements a portion of the federal Fair Housing Act that requires HUD, and recipients of certain federal funding, to take …
NC Senate Passes Bill to Repeal State Fair Housing Act & Eliminate NC Human Relations Commission
The North Carolina State Senate’s proposed budget, which passed by a vote of 32-15, with 3 abstentions, on June 18, 2015, repeals the State Fair Housing Act and eliminates the North Carolina Human Relations Commission (NCHRC), the state body that currently has authority to investigate and enforce the law. The provisions, which are contained in …
Scotland County Housing Group Settles Fair Housing Case for $2.7 Million
Raleigh, July 1, 2015 – Lawyers for 16 women who alleged they were sexually harassed by two employees of Southeastern Family & Community Services (SCFS), a Scotland County nonprofit that administers a federal housing program, have settled a federal housing discrimination lawsuit against the group and its former employees, John Wesley and Eric Pender. The settlement, which …
Survey Open Regarding Impediments to Fair Housing in Raleigh & Wake County
An on-line survey is currently being administered as part of the regional study being conducted in Raleigh and Wake County to examine impediments to fair housing. The report – an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI) – is being conducted on behalf of the Cities of Raleigh and Cary, Wake County, and the …