Registration is now open for a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program titled “Expanding Equality – The LGBTQ Community and Housing Discrimination.” The program, which will provide attorneys with 4 CLE credits, including 1 ethics credit, will be held on Friday, February 24, 2017, at Elon University Law School, in Greensboro, North Carolina, from 9:30 am …
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Registration Ends 2/21/17 for CLE on Housing Discrimination and LGBTQ Community
HUD Issues Final Rule to Ensure Equal Access to Housing & Services Based on Gender Identity
On September 21, 2016, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a final rule designed to ensure equal access to individuals in accordance with their gender identity in programs and shelters receiving certain HUD funding. The rule requires that operators of single-sex shelters and other projects that receive funds from HUD’s Office of …
HUD Proposes Rule Regarding Transgender Individuals in Federally-Funded Shelters and Housing
On November 20, 2015, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development published a proposed rule addressing the placement of transgender individuals in HUD-funded and HUD-insured housing, including federally-funded shelters. The proposed rule is intended to provide more guidance on implementing a 2012 HUD requirement addressing the housing needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals. …
HUD Equal Access Notice re LGBT Discrimination in Multifamily Housing 7-13-2015
HUD Issues Guidance on Placement for Transgender Persons in Emergency Shelters
On February 20, 2015, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued guidance on the appropriate placement for transgender persons in single-sex emergency shelters and other facilities. The notice, issued by HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) was addressed to the attention of recipients and sub-recipients of Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG); …
HUD Notice CPD-15-02 Appropriate Placement for Transgender Persons in Shelters
Greensboro Adds LGBT Housing Protections
On January 6, 2015, the City of Greensboro became the first city in North Carolina to prohibit discrimination in housing based on an individual’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. The ordinance, which was passed unanimously by the City Council, applies to the rentals or sale of residential housing as well as to related housing transactions. The …