April 9, 2025 | Categories: About the FHC, Media, News | Tags: Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, housing choice vouchers, Michigan Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, Section 8, source of income
Great news for renters’ fair housing rights: as of April 2, 2025, Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA) prohibits discrimination in rental housing based on source of income.
According to ELCRA, source of income includes benefits or subsidy programs such as housing assistance, Housing Choice Vouchers, public assistance, veterans’ benefits, child support, alimony, Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and other programs administered by any federal, state, local, or nonprofit entity.
For more information, please visit our Source of Income page, download our new fact sheet, or call us at 877-979-FAIR.