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HUD September 2024 Charges of Discrimination

October 10, 2024by Lauren Brasil

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 …

Tagged With: disability, Eviction, national origin

DOES THE FAIR HOUSING ACT ALLOW EARLY TERMINATION OF A LEASE WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY A FEE? 

October 10, 2024by Lauren Brasil

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 …

Tagged With: disability, reasonable accommodations

FH Hot Topics: Assistance Animals: Unique Animals and Multiple Assistance Animals

October 10, 2024by Lauren Brasil

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 …

Tagged With: assistance animal, disability, reasonable accommodations

Cary, NC Homeowner Association Settles Housing Discrimination Complaint Alleging Disability Discrimination; Agrees to Provide Accessible Parking Space and Adopt Fair Housing Policy

October 10, 2024by Peter Gilbert

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 …

Tagged With: disability, parking, reasonable accommodations

New HUD Guidance: Guidance on the Application of the Fair Housing Act to the Screening of Applicants for Rental Housing

September 4, 2024by Lauren Brasil

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 …

Tagged With: criminal background

New Resource: Renting with a Criminal Background – A Fair Housing Guide

September 4, 2024by Lauren Brasil

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, …

Tagged With: criminal background

Upcoming Fair Housing Trainings

September 4, 2024by Lauren Brasil

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. …

Tagged With: disability, training

HUD Update: HUD Negotiates Agreement with Harris County, Texas, to Ensure Equitable Use of Disaster Recovery Funds

September 4, 2024by Lauren Brasil

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 …

Tagged With: environmental justice, national origin

Fair Housing Settlement Reduces Barriers for Heirs’ Property Owners to Access Disaster Recovery Funds

September 4, 2024by Lauren Brasil

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 …

Tagged With: environmental justice, race

Fair Housing & Heirs’ Property Podcast

September 4, 2024by Lauren Brasil

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 …

Tagged With: environmental justice, race

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