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 …
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Pierce Education Conciliation Agreement Signed
Fair Housing Groups Reach Settlement Expanding Housing Opportunities for Families with Children
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 …
9-14-20 Pierce Education Press Release
Fair Housing Familial Status Discrimination Settlement
Earlier this month, the National Fair Housing Alliance announced a settlement agreement with Independence Place of Charlotte, a Charlotte-Mecklenburg housing provider, resolving a familial status housing discrimination complaint. The settlement agreement will increase housing assistance funds available to low-income families in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area. The complaint alleged that Independence Place of Charlotte advertised the property …
Greensboro apartment communities settle housing discrimination complaints
RALEIGH, March 31, 2020 – Legal Aid of North Carolina’s Fair Housing Project has recently resolved housing discrimination complaints brought by a family of three who was denied housing at three different apartment complexes in Greensboro. The complaints alleged discrimination against families with children due to overly restrictive occupancy policies at the properties. As part …
Familial Status Housing Discrimination Brochure – Vietnamese
Discriminación en la Vivienda en base de Estado Familiar – Folleto en Español
Familial Status Housing Discrimination Brochure English
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 …