On September 14, 2020, the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana (FHCCI), the Fair Housing Center of West Michigan (FHCWM), the Fair Housing Project of Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC), and the Lexington Fair Housing Council announced a conciliation agreement with Pierce Education Properties to expand fair housing opportunities for families with children. Pierce …
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LANC v Lafayette Landing Conciliation Agreement Final Signed
Pierce Education Conciliation Agreement Signed
Fair Housing Groups Reach Settlement Expanding Housing Opportunities for Families with Children
9-14-20 Pierce Education Press Release
McCullers v RHA Federal Consent Decree 9-27-19
HUD Publishes 2020 Civil Penalty Amounts for Fair Housing Violations
On March 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published new inflation-adjusted civil penalty amounts for individuals or entities that have been found to have violated a variety of different housing-related laws, including the federal Fair Housing Act. The new civil penalty amounts will apply to violations of the Fair Housing …
HUD Publishes 2019 Civil Penalty Amounts for Fair Housing Violations
On May 15, 2019, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published new inflation-adjusted civil penalty amounts for individuals or entities that have been found to have violated a variety of different housing-related laws, including the federal Fair Housing Act. The new civil penalty amounts will apply to violations of the Fair Housing …
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 …
HUD Seeks Comments on “Streamlining” Fair Housing Regulation
On August 16, 2018, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a notice asking for public comments regarding “streamlining and enhanc[ing]” HUD’s “affirmatively furthering fair housing” (AFFH) regulation. Comments to HUD in response to the notice are due by October 15, 2018. HUD’s AFFH regulation was finalized on July 16, 2015, and …