HUD announced three charges of discrimination in September 2024. A summary of the charges are below. HUD charged a Florida property owner, management company, and property manager with disability discrimination …
Newsletter Articles
DOES THE FAIR HOUSING ACT ALLOW EARLY TERMINATION OF A LEASE WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY A FEE?
By: Michael Manset, Staff Attorney Consider this: A tenant is renting an apartment or a house for a year. After six months, the tenant develops a disability that prevents them …
FH Hot Topics: Assistance Animals: Unique Animals and Multiple Assistance Animals
By: Hope Williams, Supervising Attorney When Fair Housing Project staff conduct trainings, we often are asked: Can a person have a unique animal as an assistance animal? Can a household …
Cary, NC Homeowner Association Settles Housing Discrimination Complaint Alleging Disability Discrimination; Agrees to Provide Accessible Parking Space and Adopt Fair Housing Policy
Legal Aid of North Carolina recently announced it settled a housing discrimination complaint filed against the Glenpark Homeowner Association, and the members of its Board, on behalf of an individual …
New HUD Guidance: Guidance on the Application of the Fair Housing Act to the Screening of Applicants for Rental Housing
HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity issued new guidance in April on the Fair Housing Act’s application to tenant screening practices. The Guidance discusses how housing providers and …
New Resource: Renting with a Criminal Background – A Fair Housing Guide
Individuals with criminal histories face barriers to obtaining and maintaining housing because of their criminal record. The FHA applies to housing policies and practices to screen, deny housing, deny lease renewal, …
Upcoming Fair Housing Trainings
The Fair Housing Project of Legal Aid of North Carolina is pleased to announce free basic and advanced fair housing trainings, in partnership with the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency. …
HUD Update: HUD Negotiates Agreement with Harris County, Texas, to Ensure Equitable Use of Disaster Recovery Funds
HUD recently announced a Voluntary Compliance Agreement/Conciliation Agreement resolving allegations that Harris County, Texas (the County), discriminated on the basis of race and national origin in its design and operation …
Fair Housing Settlement Reduces Barriers for Heirs’ Property Owners to Access Disaster Recovery Funds
Legal Aid of North Carolina’s Fair Housing Project announced in April a Conciliation and Voluntary Compliance Agreement, resolving a housing discrimination complaint filed against the North Carolina Office of Recovery …
Fair Housing & Heirs’ Property Podcast
Fair Housing & Heirs’ Property Podcast: Legal Aid of North Carolina Fair Housing Project attorneys recently joined the North Carolina Housing Coalition to discuss the intersection of heirs’ property and …