Los Derechos de Equidad de Vivienda para Personas con Discapacidad ¿Qué es una Discapacidad? La Ley de Equidad de Vivienda (“FHA” por sus siglas en inglés) prohíbe discriminación contra personas con discapacidades o personas asociados con personas con discapacidades. Una discapacidad es un impedimento físico o mental que limite sustancialmente uno o …
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DOES THE FAIR HOUSING ACT ALLOW EARLY TERMINATION OF A LEASE WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY A FEE?
By: Michael Manset, Staff Attorney Consider this: A tenant is renting an apartment or a house for a year. After six months, the tenant develops a disability that prevents them from safely residing in the apartment. The disability may be a worsening mobility impairment that prevents the tenant from safely using the stairs inside or …
FH Hot Topics: Assistance Animals: Unique Animals and Multiple Assistance Animals
By: Hope Williams, Supervising Attorney When Fair Housing Project staff conduct trainings, we often are asked: Can a person have a unique animal as an assistance animal? Can a household have more than one assistance animal? The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued guidance in 2020 entitled “Assessing a Person’s Request to …
Cary, NC Homeowner Association Settles Housing Discrimination Complaint Alleging Disability Discrimination; Agrees to Provide Accessible Parking Space and Adopt Fair Housing Policy
Legal Aid of North Carolina recently announced it settled a housing discrimination complaint filed against the Glenpark Homeowner Association, and the members of its Board, on behalf of an individual with a disability who uses a wheelchair. The complaint, filed with the North Carolina Human Relations Commission, alleged violations of the reasonable accommodation requirements of …
HUD Announces Voluntary Compliance Agreement with Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta, Georgia
HUD announced in November that it had approved a Voluntary Compliance Agreement (VCA) with the Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta, Georgia (AHA) resolving findings after a compliance review. The findings by HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) stated that the Housing Authority had failed to comply with Section 504 of …
New Videos Educate Tenants & Others About Fair Housing Rights
The Fair Housing Project has released six new videos to educate the public about their fair housing rights. The videos provide information about reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities, assistance animals, fair housing protections for families with children, and what a person should do if they believe they have been discriminated against. Videos in English: …
Free Webinar: Fair Housing Rights of People with Disabilities
Join Legal Aid of North Carolina and the Greensboro Housing Coalition for a free online webinar about fair housing and the rights of people with disabilities, including reasonable accommodations and modification requests. This is a free webinar, but registration is required. Webinar: Fair Housing Rights of People with Disabilities Tuesday, April 20, 2021 1:00 p.m. …
Free Fair Housing Webinar for Concord, Kannapolis, and Cabarrus County Residents
Join Legal Aid of North Carolina, the City of Kannapolis, the City of Concord, and Cabarrus County for a free webinar on fair housing law and tenant’s rights on Thursday, August 6, 2020 at 12:00 pm. While the webinar is free, advanced registration is required. The Fair Housing Act and Tenant’s Rights Thursday, August 6, …
Free Fair Housing Webinar for Durham Residents
Join Legal Aid of North Carolina and the City of Durham Human Relations Division for a free webinar on fair housing law and tenant’s rights on August 4, 2020 at 12:00 pm. While the webinar is free, advanced registration is required. The Fair Housing Act and Tenant’s Rights Tuesday, August 4, 2020 12:00 – 1:30 …
HUD’s New Guidance on Reasonable Accommodations under the Fair Housing Act related to Assistance Animals
On January 28, 2020, HUD released a new guidance document on the rights of people with disabilities to obtain an assistance or service animal in their housing. The document, “Assessing a Person’s Request to Have an Animal as a Reasonable Accommodation Under the Fair Housing Act,” replaces HUD’s 2003 notice. Under the Fair Housing Act, …