Legal Aid of North Carolina’s Fair Housing Project announced in April a Conciliation and Voluntary Compliance Agreement, resolving a housing discrimination complaint filed against the North Carolina Office of Recovery …
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Fair Housing & Heirs’ Property Podcast
Fair Housing & Heirs’ Property Podcast: Legal Aid of North Carolina Fair Housing Project attorneys recently joined the North Carolina Housing Coalition to discuss the intersection of heirs’ property and …
Justice Department and State of North Carolina Secure $13.5 Million Agreement with First National Bank of Pennsylvania to Resolve Redlining Claims in North Carolina
On February 5, 2024, the United States Department of Justice and the State of North Carolina announced that First National Bank of Pennsylvania has agreed to pay $13.5 million to …
HUD Update: Two Fair Housing Matters Resolved
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently announced resolutions in two fair housing matters. On December 11, 2023, HUD announced the settlement of a housing discrimination …
Property Management Company Settles Housing Discrimination Case Involving Overly Broad Criminal History Exclusion Policy
Legal Aid of North Carolina recently announced it had settled a housing discrimination complaint filed with the North Carolina Human Relations Commission on behalf of an individual who was denied …
Black Homeowners Sue Appraisers Alleging Racial Discrimination
By: Hope Williams, Supervising Attorney, Fair Housing Project, Legal Aid of North Carolina When Drs. Nathan Connolly and Shani Mott, a Black married couple who are professors at Johns Hopkins …
NFHA and Interagency Task Force Issue Action-Oriented Reports to Address Bias in Appraisals
By: Hope Williams, Supervising Attorney The first months of 2022 brought significant news impacting ongoing efforts to address the legacy of discrimination in housing appraisals. In January 2022, the National …
High Point Housing Authority Settles Discrimination Case; Compensates Tenant Rejected because of Criminal Arrests and Agrees to Adopt Fair Criminal History Policy for All Tenant Applicants
Legal Aid of North Carolina recently settled a housing discrimination complaint against the High Point Housing Authority (HPHA), a public housing authority located in High Point, North Carolina. The complaint …
HUD to Review Program Policies, Regulations, and Sub-Regulatory Documents to Eliminate Barriers that Unnecessarily Prevent Individuals with Criminal Histories from Participating in HUD Programs
On April 12, 2022, Secretary Fudge issued a Memorandum recognizing that individuals with criminal histories often face barriers to obtaining and maintaining housing, including public housing, HUD-assisted housing, and HUD-insured …
Interagency Task Force Issues New Guidance on Appraisals & Fair Housing Compliance
On November 17, 2021, HUD issued a Mortgagee Letter (ML Guidance) clarifying the existing requirements for appraisers and mortgage lenders to comply with the Fair Housing Act….Read More