On September 1, 2020, the Fair Housing Project of Legal Aid of North Carolina entered into a conciliation agreement resolving a complaint it brought against the owners and managers of 810 Ninth Street Apartments, a multi-family housing community located in Durham, North Carolina. The complaint, which had been filed with the Durham Human Relations Division, …
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Legal Aid of NC Settlement of Fair Housing Design and Construction Case involving $1.3 Million in Accessibility Modifications
Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC) has settled housing discrimination complaints against the architects, builders, and owners of five apartment complexes located in the Triad area of North Carolina. The five complaints, which LANC’s Fair Housing Project filed with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), alleged that the respondents failed to design …
Fair Housing Groups Reach Settlement Expanding Housing Opportunities for Families with Children
On September 14, 2020, the Fair Housing Project of Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC), the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana (FHCCI), the Fair Housing Center of West Michigan (FHCWM), and the Lexington Fair Housing Council announced a conciliation agreement with Pierce Education Properties to expand fair housing opportunities for families with children. Pierce …
HUD’s New Affirmative Furthering Fair Housing and Disparate Impact Rules
In September and October 2020, two new rules issued by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) went into effect. Both rules replace policies that had been adopted during the Obama administration. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Final Rule On September 8, 2020, HUD’s new “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” (AFFH) rule took effect. The …
COVID-19 & Fair Housing Disability Protections
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an extraordinary impact on tenants across North Carolina, especially for people with disabilities. Below are some answers to common questions about the virus and housing discrimination: Is COVID-19 a disability under the Fair Housing Act? Although much remains unknown about COVID-19, people currently suffering from COVID-19, those who have a …
Fair Housing Familial Status Discrimination Settlement
Earlier this month, the National Fair Housing Alliance announced a settlement agreement with Independence Place of Charlotte, a Charlotte-Mecklenburg housing provider, resolving a familial status housing discrimination complaint. The settlement agreement will increase housing assistance funds available to low-income families in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area. The complaint alleged that Independence Place of Charlotte advertised the property …
Fair Housing Sex Discrimination Settlement
Legal Aid of North Carolina’s Fair Housing Project recently resolved a housing discrimination complaint filed against a private landlord on behalf of a female victim of domestic violence. The complaint alleged that the landlord treated our client less favorably than her husband, even though a court had found that she was the victim of domestic …
We Stand for Justice
George Floyd. Breonna Taylor. Ahmaud Arbery. These are among the latest in a long list of names—both well known and unknown—of black Americans unjustifiably killed (even murdered) either by police or by private citizens with police acquiescence. In each case, the victim’s primary—often only—“crime” was simply being black. It’s hard to imagine a graver injustice …
Upcoming Continuing Legal Education Live Webinar: Fair Housing & Assistance Animals
The Fair Housing Project will be conducting a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Live Webinar on fair housing and assistance and service animals Wednesday, April 8, 2020 12:00 PM – 1:30 p.m 1.5 hours general CLE credit (pending NC State Bar approval) Click Here to Register The training will cover federal and state law regarding the …
Greensboro apartment communities settle housing discrimination complaints
RALEIGH, March 31, 2020 – Legal Aid of North Carolina’s Fair Housing Project has recently resolved housing discrimination complaints brought by a family of three who was denied housing at three different apartment complexes in Greensboro. The complaints alleged discrimination against families with children due to overly restrictive occupancy policies at the properties. As part …