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 animals, fair housing protections for families with children, and what a person should do if they believe they have been discriminated against. Videos in English: …
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Legal Aid of NC Settlement Involving Familial Status Discrimination and Online Housing Advertisements
On September 1, 2020, the Fair Housing Project of Legal Aid of North Carolina entered into a conciliation agreement resolving a complaint it brought against the owners and managers of 810 Ninth Street Apartments, a multi-family housing community located in Durham, North Carolina. The complaint, which had been filed with the Durham Human Relations Division, …
Fair Housing Groups Reach Settlement Expanding Housing Opportunities for Families with Children
On September 14, 2020, the Fair Housing Project of Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC), the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana (FHCCI), the Fair Housing Center of West Michigan (FHCWM), and the Lexington Fair Housing Council announced a conciliation agreement with Pierce Education Properties to expand fair housing opportunities for families with children. Pierce …
Occupancy Policies and the Fair Housing Act: How Many is Too Many?
Scenario. A family of five applies to rent a two-bedroom home. The family is turned away by the housing provider after being told that its occupancy policy only allows a maximum of three people in a two-bedroom unit. The family has been told this before by other housing providers and is upset they have been …