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Office of Inspector General Report: HUD did not have Adequate Policies and Procedures for Ensuring that Public Housing Agencies Properly Processed Tenant Reasonable Accommodation Requests 

May 12, 2022by Lauren Brasil

The Office of Inspector General recently concluded an audit of HUD’s oversight of its public housing agencies’ (PHA) reasonable accommodation policies and procedures. The audit was initiated because of an …

Tagged With: disability

High Point Housing Authority Settles Discrimination Case; Compensates Tenant Rejected because of Criminal Arrests and Agrees to Adopt Fair Criminal History Policy for All Tenant Applicants

May 12, 2022by Lauren Brasil

Legal Aid of North Carolina recently settled a housing discrimination complaint against the High Point Housing Authority (HPHA), a public housing authority located in High Point, North Carolina. The complaint …

Tagged With: criminal background, race

HUD to Review Program Policies, Regulations, and Sub-Regulatory Documents to Eliminate Barriers that Unnecessarily Prevent Individuals with Criminal Histories from Participating in HUD Programs

May 12, 2022by Lauren Brasil

On April 12, 2022, Secretary Fudge issued a Memorandum recognizing that individuals with criminal histories often face barriers to obtaining and maintaining housing, including public housing, HUD-assisted housing, and HUD-insured …

Tagged With: criminal background, disability, national origin, race

Listen: Deep Dive: Fair Housing

May 12, 2022by Lauren Brasil

Melissa Harris-Perry and Dorian Warren hosted a Deep Dive segment in April about the Fair Housing Act on NPR’s The Takeaway. The segment covers the history and current state of fair …

Tagged With: AFFH, disability

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State of Fair Housing in North Carolina Report 2000-2020

February 2, 2022by Lauren Brasil

Discrimination based on disability and race continued to account for the vast majority of housing discrimination complaints filed in North Carolina in 2020, according to the latest edition of State …

Interagency Task Force Issues New Guidance on Appraisals & Fair Housing Compliance

February 2, 2022by Lauren Brasil

On November 17, 2021, HUD issued a Mortgagee Letter (ML Guidance) clarifying the existing requirements for appraisers and mortgage lenders to comply with the Fair Housing Act….Read More

Tagged With: appraisal, race

Recent HUD Settlement Updates

February 2, 2022by Lauren Brasil

HUD announced several notable Conciliation Agreements/Voluntary Compliance Agreements from October to December, 2021, including complaints involving language access rights, landlord liability for neighbor harassment, and COVID-19 visitor restrictions. Summaries are …

United States Department of Justice Notice to Public

February 2, 2022by Lauren Brasil

On October 18, 2021, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina entered a Consent Order resolving a housing discrimination lawsuit brought by the United States against the owners and developers of forty-six apartment…Read More

Tagged With: accessibility, disability

Curious about Fair Housing Testing?

February 2, 2022by Lauren Brasil

Fair housing laws prohibit discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or family status (living with minor children). Often, it can be difficult to know if an owner or property manager is telling the truth about housing availability or is offering the same terms…Read More

CDC Issues New Order Extending Eviction Moratorium

August 18, 2021by Lauren Brasil

On August, 4, 2021, the CDC issued a new order on the Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions in Communities with Substantial or High Transmission of COVID-19 to Prevent the Further …

Tagged With: cdc, covid, Eviction

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