The guidance below describes how a criminal record may affect applicants and tenants in North Carolina who live in subsidized housing. Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) operate a number of subsidized housing programs in North Carolina, including public housing and Housing Choice (“Section 8”) Vouchers. This guidance applies to Public Housing Authorities and Section 8 Housing …
affordable housing
Fair Housing and Criminal Background Screening Guide: Low Income Housing Tax Credit Properties
The guidance below describes how a criminal record may affect applicants and tenants at North Carolina apartment communities built with Low Income Housing Tax Credits. Apartment owners and management companies may conduct a criminal background check on each adult member of a household. They may also use the results of the check to determine whether …
McCullers v RHA Federal Consent Decree 9-27-19
Village of Clemmons Settles Discrimination Complaint Over Affordable Housing
RALEIGH, February 15, 2019 – On January 28, 2019, the Village of Clemmons and Village of Clemmons Village Council agreed to settle a fair housing discrimination complaint brought by two affordable developers over the Village’s refusal to allow an affordable housing community to be built. As part of the settlement, the Village has paid $150,000 to …
NCHFA, “Fair Housing and Tenant Selection Policy” (2018)
USDA, “Nondiscrimination in Programs or Activities” (Jul 16, 2014)
Hickory, NC, Apartment Complex Settles Complaint Alleging Disability Discrimination
RALEIGH, February 5, 2018 – Legal Aid of North Carolina announced that the owner and former and current managers of an apartment complex in Hickory, NC, had settled a housing discrimination complaint alleging that they had discriminated against a resident with a disability. As a result of the settlement, the owner and managers of the …
Wake County Settles Complaint Alleging Disability Discrimination in Housing Program
On December 5, 2017, Legal Aid of North Carolina announced that it had settled a federal discrimination complaint filed against Wake County Human Services on behalf of a disabled woman who received rental assistance through the county’s Rental Assistance Housing Program. Under the terms of the settlement, the county will provide additional protections to program participants who …