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A Fair Housing Breakfast with Theodore M. Shaw

December 8, 2015 | Categories: About FHC | Tags: #fhcbreakfast2016, civil rights, fair housing, Fair Housing Breakfast 2016, Theodore M. Shaw

Please join the Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan at our 3rd Annual Fair Housing Breakfast. Theodore M. Shaw, Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Civil Rights at the University of North Carolina School of Law, will be our speaker. Professor Shaw was President of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund for […]

The WIMBY Pledge

December 2, 2015 | Categories: About FHC | Tags: diversity, donate, Equity, member, Summit on Equity, Washtenaw County, WIMBY

This is a page from the Winter of 1994. In response to hate crimes in Ann Arbor, our office worked with community leaders to start the WIMBY campaign (Welcome in My Backyard). We asked people to sign on to this Pledge and place a poster in their window indicating to the public their commitment to […]

FHC Testing Leads to Justice Department Action

November 23, 2015 | Categories: About FHC, News | Tags: Children, civil rights, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, fair housing center of southeastern michigan, familial status, Sudi Hopper, testing, U.S. Department of Justice

Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, November 19, 2015 Justice Department Sues Three Michigan Apartment Complexes for Discriminating Against Families with Children The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against the owners and manager of three Michigan apartment complexes – Parkside East Apartments, in East Lansing, Michigan, Holt Manor […]

Housing Resources for Veterans

November 11, 2015 | Categories: About FHC | Tags: disability, Disability Rights, Fair Housing Act, military, veteran

Under the Fair Housing Act, it’s illegal to deny housing or discriminate against someone based on his or her disability, sex, race, color, national origin, familial status, or religion. Although federal fair housing law does not prohibit discrimination solely based on a veteran’s status, some veterans face discrimination because of a physical or mental/emotional disability.

New Photo Project Highlights Fair Housing

November 2, 2015 | Categories: About FHC | Tags: fair housing, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, photo, photography, portrait

The Fair Housing Center invites you to participate in a photo project to help capture why fair housing matters. We’ll be using the portraits in printed materials and online to highlight the importance and impact of fair housing laws. As a thank you, we will email you a high resolution portrait of you (or your group). Our […]

African American Family Settles Housing Race Case

October 26, 2015 | Categories: About FHC, News, Press Release | Tags: fair housing, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, fair housing center of southeastern michigan, Paula Scott, race, Steve Tomkowiak, Swan Creek Mobile Home Community, Ypsilanti Township

Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan PO Box 7825, Ann Arbor, MI 48107 (877) 979-FAIR www.fhcmichigan.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE African American Family Settles Race Case Against Ypsilanti Township Mobile Home Community Tuesday, October 20, 2015 For more information contact: Pamela Kisch, 734-272-8383 Paula Scott accepted a non-disclosed settlement to resolve her lawsuit against Swan Creek Mobile Home […]

Congratulations to Delphia Simpson and Ron Woods

October 26, 2015 | Categories: About FHC | Tags: Board Members, Delphia Simpson, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, fair housing center of southeastern michigan, Ron Woods

We are excited to announce that Fair Housing Center board member, Delphia Simpson, and past board member, Ron Woods, were honored by the Vanzetti M. Hamilton Bar Association (VHBA) and the Washtenaw County Bar Association (WCBA) during the Bias Awareness and Inclusion Reception. WCBA presented its Martin Luther King, Jr. “I Have a Dream” Award to […]

FHC Fall 2015 Newsletter

October 13, 2015 | Categories: About FHC, News | Tags: fair housing, fair housing center of southeastern michigan, newsletter

The FHC 2015 Fall Newsletter is out! View the digital color version online right now. Highlights include news of a recently settled race discrimination case, photos from our 2nd Fair Housing Breakfast, disability success stories, and more. Didn’t get a printed copy and want one? Have questions or comments? We’d love to hear from you at info@fhcmichigan.org.

Registration Open for Housing Advocates Training

August 25, 2015 | Categories: About FHC | Tags:

Registration is now open for Housing Advocates Training in Monroe on October 13 and 15, 2015. Details and registration materials can be found here.

FHC Launches New Sexual Harassment Awareness Campaign

August 10, 2015 | Categories: About FHC, News | Tags: discrimination, fair housing, Fair Housing Act, fair housing for all, housing discrimination, sex, Sexual Harassment, YAWE

The Fair Housing Center has launched a campaign titled Shine a Light to bring public awareness to the issue of sexual harassment and housing. Sexual harassment – such as unwanted sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or other unwelcome verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature – is against the law and considered a form of […]