Fair Housing Act

Disability-Related Housing Complaints Soar

AOL Real Estate | Teke Wiggin | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Eleanor Smith, Disabled, Video, Polio, Ken Walden, National Fair Housing Counsel, Disability, Housing Discrimination, Concrete Change, Fair Housing Act, Impact News

AOL Real Estate: Eleanor Smith vividly recalls the first time she experienced housing discrimination. Then in her 30s, Smith and a friend had be...

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U.S. Bank Faces Federal Investigation

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: U.S. Bank, Bv-Politics, Hud, u.s. Bancorp, Housing Discrimination, Fair Housing Act, Housing and Urban Development, Business News

U.S. Bank on Tuesday joined the ranks of large financial firms facing discrimination charges for the way it maintains foreclosed homes in mostly black...

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Banks Fail To Maintain Foreclosed Homes In Minority Neighborhoods: Report

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Hud, Reo, Foreclosure, Housing Discrimination, National Fair Housing Alliance, Fair Housing Act, Civil Rights Violations, Business News

Six of the nation’s largest banks have consistently failed to aggressively market and maintain foreclosed homes in communities of color, according t...

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Student Suing Over Right To Keep A Guinea Pig In Her Dorm

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Michigan College Student, Grand Valley State, Michigan Civil Rights Department, Americans With Disabilities Act, Gvsu, Pets, Fair Housing Center of West Michigan, Emotional Support Animal, Guinea Pig, Kendra Valzen, Stephen Dane, Student Sues School, Michigan College, Fair Housing Act, Lawsuit, Grand Valley State University, College News

A student at Grand Valley State University in Michigan believes the school violated federal housing policy by not letting her keep Blanca, a pet guine...

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Continuing the Fight Against Segregation

John Trasvina | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: School Desegregation, Segregation, Desegregation, Fair Housing U.S., Fair Housing Act, Fair Housing, Politics News

At a time when our nation needs to maximize the talents and contributions of all individuals throughout our communities, segregation continues to have a direct negative effect on the achievement and employment gaps among different races in America.

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Chicago Suburb Sued By Feds, Accused Of Forcing Out Low-Income, Black Residents

Posted 10.05.2011

Read More: Justice Department Lawsuit, Joliet Sued, Joliet Sued by Feds, Race-Discrimination, Low Income Housing Joliet, Joliet Lawsuit, Joliet Black Residents, Racism, Hud, Department of Justice, Fair Housing Act Violation Joliet, Fair Housing Act, Chicago News

The federal government filed a lawsuit Thursday against the city of Joliet, claiming their effort to condemn a low-income housing complex in the area ...

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Turned Down For A Home Loan Or Apartment Because You're A Mom? Someone Just Broke The Law

Mary Olivella | Posted 08.14.2011

Read More: Home Loan, Maternity Leave, Housing, Women Home Loans, Hud, Mothers Housing Discrimination, Housing Discrimination, Housing Rights, Fair Housing Act, Housing Loans, Politics News

When trying to rent or buy a home, everyone should get a fair shake. But many credit-worthy pregnant women and mothers are being denied home loans or rentals solely because they are on maternity leave or have children.

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Ending Pregnancy-Related Lending Discrimination Is a Priority for HUD and America's Families

John Trasvina | Posted 08.07.2011

Read More: Department of Houseing and Urban Development, Maternity Leave, Hud, Fair Housing Act, Fair Housing, Pregnant Women Housing, Housing Lenders, Housing Discrimination, Politics News

Lenders certainly have the right to verify income and determine creditworthiness. But they may not single out women on maternity leave for special guarantees, ignore their resources or assume that have no income or will not return to work.

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Officials Say No Discrimination In Seeking 'Christian Roommate'

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Grand Rapids Christian Roommate, Grand Rapids Housing Case, Michigan Civil Rights, Fair Housing Michigan, Fair Housing Case Michigan, Christian Roommate Case, Fair Housing Act, Housing and Urban Development, Fair Housing, Michigan Christian Roommate Case, US Department of Housing, Religion News

Cami Reister The Grand Rapids Press/Religion News Service GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (RNS) A Michigan woman did not violate fair housing law when she pos...

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How Arrest Record Screening Fails to Fight Crime and Impedes Fair Housing

Marie Claire Tran-Leung | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Keith Landers, Chicago Housing Authority, Fair Housing Act, Homelessness, Arrest Records, Housing Crisis, Civil Rights, Housing and Urban Development, Chicago News

Landlords and local housing authorities should stop using arrest records to screen tenants. Bans on tenants with past arrests simply do more harm than good.

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Wells Fargo's 'College-Application-Type Essays' Violate Fair Housing Act

nytimes.com | TARA SIEGEL BERNARD | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mortgages, Department of Housing and Development, Motivational Essays, Hud, Home Loan Applications, Wells Fargo, Corelogic, Fair Housing Act, Home Loans, College Applications, Business News

When Linda Falcão applied for a mortgage from Wells Fargo, she didn't realize she would be required to write the type of essay that's more commonly i...

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Chicago Couple Accused Of Refusing To Sell Home To Black Buyers

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jeffrey Lowe, Bridgeport, Chicago Real Estate, Racist, Hud, Equal Rights, Daniel Sabbia, Racism, George Willborn, Equal Protection, Real Estate, Adrienne Sabbia, Fair Housing Act, Fair Housing, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Peytyn Willborn, Chicago News

A Chicago couple faces federal discrimination charges after allegedly refusing to sell their South Side home to a black couple because of their race. ...

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Keep Housing Fair

Lonnie Nasatir | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mezuzah, Stereotyping, Judaism, Jewish, Discrimination, Religious Persecution, Housing Discrimination, Fair Housing Act, Persecution, Politics News

Minorities will not have access to fair housing in the future if condominium associations can hide their intentional discrimination behind facially neutral rules.

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