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 …
Newsletter Articles
Interagency Task Force Issues New Guidance on Appraisals & Fair Housing Compliance
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
Recent HUD Settlement Updates
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
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
Curious about Fair Housing Testing?
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
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 …
DOJ and HHS issue joint Guidance on “Long COVID” as a Disability
On July 26, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued joint Guidance on “Long COVID” as a Disability Under the ADA, …
HUD Restores Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Requirement
On June 10, 2021, HUD announced the publication of the interim final rule restoring a long-standing Fair Housing Act requirement for recipients of HUD funding to Affirmatively Further Fair Housing …
New Videos Educate Tenants & Others About Fair Housing Rights
The Fair Housing Project has released six new videos to educate the public about their fair housing rights. The videos provide information about reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities, assistance …
Court Upholds Seattle, WA, “Fair Chance” Housing Law Prohibiting Criminal History Screening
On July 6, 2021, a federal court upheld the City of Seattle’s Fair Chance Housing Ordinance. See Yim v. City of Seattle, 2021 WL 2805377 (W.D. Wash. July 6, 2021). …