On September 2, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that Legal Aid of North Carolina’s Fair Housing Project has been awarded two grants, totaling $500,000, to continue its fair housing enforcement and education work throughout the state in the coming year. Through its Private Enforcement Initiative grant, Legal Aid will continue …
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Tenant Rights & Fair Housing in Evictions Webinar in Spanish – Taller en Español Sobre Derechos de Inquilinos y Equidad de Vivienda en Desalojos
[English Below] Únase con Ayuda Legal de Carolina del Norte para un taller en línea sobre derechos de inquilinos y equidad de vivienda en desalojos el 1 de Septiembre de 2021. Es un taller gratuito, pero se requiere registro anticipado. Regístrese aquí. Esta presentación se realizará en español. Derechos de Inquilinos y Equidad de Vivienda …
Fair Housing Project Releases Report: 2020 State of Fair Housing in North Carolina
Discrimination based on race and disability continue to account for the vast majority of housing discrimination complaints filed in North Carolina, according to a new report by the Fair Housing Project of Legal Aid of North Carolina. The report, titled State of Fair Housing in North Carolina, examined North Carolina fair housing complaint data obtained …
Fair Housing Webinar in Spanish – Taller en Español Sobre Discriminación en las Viviendas
[English Below] Únase con el Proyecto de Equidad de Vivienda de Ayuda Legal de Carolina del Norte y el Departamento de Relaciones de la Comunidad de Charlotte-Mecklenburg para un taller en línea sobre la Ley de Equidad de Vivienda el 27 de Abril de 2021. Es un taller gratuito, pero se requiere registro avanzado. La …
Register Now: Free Online Fair Housing Conference on April 23, 2021
Registration is now open for the annual Fair Housing Conference sponsored by the Fair Housing Project of Legal Aid of North Carolina and the City of Raleigh’s Fair Housing Hearing Board. This year’s event, which is being conducted online and is free of charge, will take place on April 23, 2021, from 9am-1pm. The keynote …
Free Webinar: Fair Housing Rights of People with Disabilities
Join Legal Aid of North Carolina and the Greensboro Housing Coalition for a free online webinar about fair housing and the rights of people with disabilities, including reasonable accommodations and modification requests. This is a free webinar, but registration is required. Webinar: Fair Housing Rights of People with Disabilities Tuesday, April 20, 2021 1:00 p.m. …
Fair Housing Webinar in Spanish – Taller en Español Sobre Discriminación en las Viviendas
[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. …
Housing complex settles discrimination case, adopts fair criminal history policy for tenant applicants
RALEIGH, March 29, 2021 – Legal Aid of North Carolina announced today that it has settled a housing discrimination complaint against Cypress Grove Apartments, a multifamily housing complex located in Wilmington, North Carolina. Legal Aid’s Fair Housing Project filed the complaint on behalf of a 64-year-old tenant whose rental application was improperly denied because of …
HUD Publishes 2021 Civil Penalty Amounts for Fair Housing Violations
On March 16, 2021, 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 …
Free Fair Housing & Tenants’ Rights Webinar for High Country Residents
Join Legal Aid of North Carolina for a free webinar on fair housing law and tenant’s rights on Thursday, March 4, 2021. While the webinar is free, advanced registration is required. The Fair Housing Act and Tenant’s RightsThursday, March 4, 202112:00 – 1:30 pm This program will cover the following topics: Who is protected by …