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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

Settlement of Royal Oak Concerned Citizens Assn, et al. v. Brunswick County Lawsuit

September 8, 2014by Jeff Dillman

The Royal Oak Concerned Citizens Association case against Brunswick County was resolved on June 16, 2014 with the County’s approval of the settlement agreement. See the Star News article from …

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

Court Allows Justice Dept. Discrimination Case Against NC Landlord to Proceed

September 5, 2014by Jeff Dillman

On August 13, 2014, United States District Court Judge Louise Flanagan refused to dismiss a lawsuit alleging a Washington, NC, landlord with racial discrimination. The lawsuit, brought by the U.S. Department …

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

United Nations Panel Calls for U.S. Gov’t to Address Housing Discrimination

September 2, 2014by Jeff Dillman

On August 29, 2014, the United Nations’ Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination issued a report calling on the United States government to take further steps to address housing discrimination in the …

Filed Under: Featured, Uncategorized Tagged With: environmental justice, race, segregation

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