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Fair Housing Project Update Regarding Housing Discrimination and the Coronavirus 

March 20, 2020by Jeff Dillman

Legal Aid of North Carolina’s Fair Housing Project understands that COVID-19 is a serious threat to the health, safety and well-being of all North Carolinians, but particularly seniors, people with …

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: disability, national origin, race

Disability, Race Discrimination Continue to Top Claims of Housing Discrimination in North Carolina

December 18, 2019by Lauren Brasil

RALEIGH, December 18, 2019 – Discrimination based on disability and race continued to account for the vast majority of housing discrimination complaints filed in North Carolina in 2018, according to …

Filed Under: Homepage Center, News Tagged With: disability, fair housing act, familial status, HUD, national origin, race

Landmark $1,187,500 Settlement Announced in Criminal Records Fair Housing Case

December 3, 2019by Lauren Brasil

On November 5, 2019, The Fortune Society, a New York-based non-profit that provides housing and other services to formerly incarcerated individuals, announced that it had resolved its Fair Housing Act (FHA) lawsuit against the owners and operators of a large apartment community located in Queens, New York. The Defendants will pay Fortune $1,187,500 in order… Click to Read More

Tagged With: criminal background, national origin, race

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Renting with a Criminal Background

September 11, 2019by Lauren Brasil

Landlords and other housing providers may require individuals to undergo a criminal background check as part of the application process. They may also use the results of a criminal background …

Tagged With: criminal background, national origin, race

Renting with a Criminal History

April 29, 2019by

Tagged With: criminal background, disability, fair housing act, national origin, race

State of Fair Housing in North Carolina 2018

December 23, 2018by

Tagged With: African American, disability, fair housing act, familial status, Latino, Limited English Proficiency, national origin, race, sex/gender

HUD Delays Implementation of AFFH Rule Until At Least October 2020

January 5, 2018by Jeff Dillman

January 5, 2018 – The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it is delaying implementation of a rule intended to address housing discrimination and segregation …

Filed Under: Featured, Homepage Center, News Tagged With: AFFH, fair housing act, HUD, national origin, race, segregation

Fair Housing Project Celebrates its 6th Year, $5.25 Million Won for Victims of Discrimination

April 28, 2017by Jeff Dillman

RALEIGH, April 28, 2017 – When fair housing advocates gather for Raleigh’s 14th Annual Fair Housing Conference on April 28, they will have much to celebrate: national Fair Housing Month, …

Filed Under: Featured, Homepage Left, News Tagged With: disability, fair housing act, HUD, lawsuit, lending, mortgage, race, reasonable modifications, sex/gender

North Carolina Mobile Home Property Owners Settle Fair Housing Lawsuit

February 15, 2017by Jeff Dillman

RALEIGH, February 15, 2017 – The Plaintiffs and Defendants in a federal housing discrimination lawsuit announced today that they had settled, resulting in dismissal of the federal complaint. The lawsuit alleged …

Filed Under: News Tagged With: African American, fair housing act, lawsuit, race

Fidelity Bank Agrees to Invest $1 Million to Settle Discrimination Complaint

April 22, 2016by Jeff Dillman

On April 22, 2016, the Fair Housing Project of Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC) announced that it had settled a fair housing complaint it had brought against North Carolina-based The …

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: affordable housing, fair housing act, HUD, lending, mortgage, race

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