On December 5, 2017, Legal Aid of North Carolina announced that it had settled a federal discrimination complaint filed against Wake County Human Services on behalf of a disabled woman who received rental assistance through the county’s Rental Assistance Housing Program. Under the terms of the settlement, the county will provide additional protections to program participants who …
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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 …
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 the rental housing market compared with those who do not have such disabilities. The report, Rental Housing Discrimination on the Basis of Mental Disabilities, Results …
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 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 …
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, …
Fair Housing Project Celebrates its 6th Year, $5.25 Million Won for Victims of Discrimination
RALEIGH, April 28, 2017 – When fair housing advocates gather for Raleigh’s 14th Annual Fair Housing Conference on April 28, they will have much to celebrate: national Fair Housing Month, the federal Fair Housing Act’s 49th anniversary, and our nation’s continuing commitment to the principle of equal housing for all. Advocates from Legal Aid of …
North Carolina Mobile Home Property Owners Settle Fair Housing Lawsuit
RALEIGH, February 15, 2017 – The Plaintiffs and Defendants in a federal housing discrimination lawsuit announced today that they had settled, resulting in dismissal of the federal complaint. The lawsuit alleged that plaintiffs had been discriminatorily evicted from a mobile home as a result of being in an interracial relationship. The defendants in the case denied the plaintiffs’ …
Registration Ends 2/21/17 for CLE on Housing Discrimination and LGBTQ Community
Registration is now open for a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program titled “Expanding Equality – The LGBTQ Community and Housing Discrimination.” The program, which will provide attorneys with 4 CLE credits, including 1 ethics credit, will be held on Friday, February 24, 2017, at Elon University Law School, in Greensboro, North Carolina, from 9:30 am …
HUD Announces Final Rule to Make All Public Housing Smoke Free
On November 30, 2016, HUD announced that it was issuing a final rule to make all public housing smoke-free. The rule covers cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and water pipes/hookahs, but not e-cigarettes, and covers living units, indoor common areas, administrative offices, and all outdoor areas within 25 feet of housing and office buildings. The rule will …
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 Raleigh, Charlotte, and eight cities in other states. The complaints, which were filed with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), alleged that …