On September 14, 2016, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a final rule setting out legal standards under the Fair Housing Act for sexual and other …
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HUD, HHS, DOJ Issue Joint Letter re Immigrant Access to Housing & Services
On August 5, 2016, the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), issued …
Justice Dept. Publishes Final Rule to Restore Broad “Disability” Definition for ADA
On August 11, 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a final rule to amend its Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations in order to incorporate the statutory changes to …
HUD Increases Civil Penalty Amounts for Fair Housing Violations
On June 15, 2016, 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 …
Fidelity Bank Agrees to Invest $1 Million to Settle Discrimination Complaint
On April 22, 2016, the Fair Housing Project of Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC) announced that it had settled a fair housing complaint it had brought against North Carolina-based The …
HUD Issues Guidance on Criminal History and Fair Housing
On April 4, 2016, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued guidance on “how the Fair Housing Act applies to the use of criminal history by providers …
Registration Open for Seniors & Fair Housing Law CLE, 5/6/16
Registration is now open for the Seniors and Fair Housing Law Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program to be held on Friday, May 6, 2016, in Raleigh, NC. The event will …
Registration Now Open for April 15, 2016, Raleigh Fair Housing Conference
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 …
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 …
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 …