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The State of Fair Housing in North Carolina 2000-2023

December 10, 2024by Peter Gilbert

Legal Aid of North Carolina is pleased to release its new Report “The State of Fair Housing in North Carolina 2000-2003“ Discrimination based on disability and race continued to account …

Filed Under: Homepage Left, Uncategorized Tagged With: African American, disability, fair housing act, familial status, sex discrimination

10 Years After: A 2024 Look at the State of Exclusion

October 30, 2024by

Tagged With: African American, environmental justice, race, segregation

Housing Discrimination Case in Greenville Continues after One Defendant Sentenced to 28 Months in Federal Prison for Racial Harassment

December 1, 2020by Jeff Dillman

RALEIGH, December 1, 2020—Douglas Matthew Gurkins, 34, a Greenville resident, has been sentenced to 28 months in federal prison for using racial slurs against and threatening the lives of a …

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: African American, DOJ, fair housing act, lawsuit, race

Village of Clemmons Settles Discrimination Complaint Over Affordable Housing

February 15, 2019by Jeff Dillman

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 …

Filed Under: Homepage Center, News Tagged With: affordable housing, African American, Disparate Impact, fair housing act, lawsuit

State of Fair Housing in North Carolina 2018

December 23, 2018by

Tagged With: African American, disability, fair housing act, familial status, Latino, Limited English Proficiency, national origin, race, sex/gender

North Carolina Mobile Home Property Owners Settle Fair Housing Lawsuit

February 15, 2017by Jeff Dillman

RALEIGH, February 15, 2017 – The Plaintiffs and Defendants in a federal housing discrimination lawsuit announced today that they had settled, resulting in dismissal of the federal complaint. The lawsuit alleged …

Filed Under: News Tagged With: African American, fair housing act, lawsuit, race

Settlement of Royal Oak Concerned Citizens Assn, et al. v. Brunswick County Lawsuit

September 8, 2014by Jeff Dillman

The Royal Oak Concerned Citizens Association case against Brunswick County was resolved on June 16, 2014 with the County’s approval of the settlement agreement. See the Star News article from …

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: African American, environmental justice, fair housing act, lawsuit, race

Court Allows Justice Dept. Discrimination Case Against NC Landlord to Proceed

September 5, 2014by Jeff Dillman

On August 13, 2014, United States District Court Judge Louise Flanagan refused to dismiss a lawsuit alleging a Washington, NC, landlord with racial discrimination. The lawsuit, brought by the U.S. Department …

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: African American, DOJ, fair housing act, lawsuit, race

Pelham, NC, Landlord Order to Pay $36,000 for Race Discrimination

April 28, 2014by Jeff Dillman

On April 10, 2014, a Virginia landlord with property in Pelham, NC, was ordered to pay $36,000 for discriminating against prospective African American tenants. The landlord, John Sylvania Matthews, III, resides …

Filed Under: Featured, Homepage Left, News Tagged With: African American, fair housing act, lawsuit, race

City of Dubuque to End Discriminatory Residency Preference in Housing Program

April 16, 2014by Jeff Dillman

On April 15, 2014, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it had reached an agreement with the City of Dubuque, Iowa, to settle allegations that …

Filed Under: Featured, Homepage Center, News Tagged With: affordable housing, African American, HUD, race

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