News

25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

July 29, 2015 | Categories: Fair Housing Law | Tags: #ADA25, Americans with Disabilities Act, disability, Disability Rights

This week marks the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This landmark civil rights law prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including employment, education, and transportation. It also put into effect accessible design standards for new or remodeled buildings. The ADA has (and continues to) changed the structure of America, removing barriers […]

New Fair Housing Rule

July 16, 2015 | Categories: Fair Housing Law, News | Tags: AFFH, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, fair housing, Fair Housing Act, President Obama, White House

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released a final rule regarding the Fair Housing Act’s provisions to affirmatively further fair housing (AFFH). The rule includes tools that will make it easier for communities to identify and overcome segregation, concentrated poverty, and other barriers to equal housing opportunity. President Obama spoke about the rule and its importance in his weekly […]

Supreme Court Saves Fair Housing Act

June 29, 2015 | Categories: Fair Housing Law, Media, News | Tags: Disparate Impact, Disparate Impact Claim, Fair Housing Act, SCOTUS, Supreme Court

The Fair Housing Center of Southeastern Michigan has been working for 23 years to open up housing free from discrimination. Our work aims to allow people the ability to live where they choose – not where others deem acceptable. We have settled 82 lawsuits, gained over $1.8 million dollars in settlements for complainants, and successfully negotiated […]

Alexandra Murphy Joins FHC Board

June 18, 2015 | Categories: About FHC | Tags: Alexandra Murphy, fair housing center of southeastern michigan, FHC Board of Directors, University of Michigan

Please join us in welcoming Alexandra Murphy to Fair Housing Center’s Board of Directors. Alexandra Murphy is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and a Faculty Associate of the Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan. She received her B.A. in Urban Studies from Barnard College and her PhD in Sociology & Social Policy from […]

We’re Moving! + “Cocktails for Karma”

May 18, 2015 | Categories: About FHC | Tags: Ann Arbor, Bar at 327 Braun Court, event, fair housing center of southeastern michigan, fundraiser, move, Ypsilanti

It’s Official! We’re Moving! The Fair Housing Center has been based in Ann Arbor since 1992. This Wednesday morning we are moving our offices to downtown Ypsilanti. Please join us for our last official night in Ann Arbor on Tuesday, May 19th. We will be saying farewell at The Bar at Braun Court, located in the Kerrytown area. FHC staff will be there 5-7 […]

Lansing-Area Case: Discrimination Against Families with Children

May 15, 2015 | Categories: About FHC, News, Press Release | Tags: Children, civil rights, discrimination, east lansing, Fair Housing Act, familial status, Holt, Ingham County, lansing, Michigan Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, Owosso, Shiawassee County, testing

The Fair Housing Center has filed a lawsuit against the owner/operator of several Lansing-area properties. Check out these links for the full press release and statewide news coverage: FHC Press Release Michigan Radio WNEM Channel 5 WFSB Channel 3 (includes video) According to the lawsuit, testers posing as a single parent with a young child were told that […]

The past, present, and future of fair housing

April 22, 2015 | Categories: About FHC | Tags: fair housing month, history, Seven Days

April is Fair Housing Month. We encourage you to take a few minutes and learn more about the past, present, and future of fair housing. The first is a visually stunning eight-minute historical film on the seven days in April 1968 that changed America forever, “Seven Days.” The second is the Power Point presentation given by Jason Reece from the […]

Lansing Housing Advocates Training and Welfare Policy Seminar – Registration Open

April 14, 2015 | Categories: About FHC, News | Tags: east lansing, housing advocates training, LSSCM, MPLP, welfare policy seminar

The Fair Housing Center of Southeastern Michigan staff, along with the Michigan Poverty Law Program, and Legal Services of South Central Michigan, will be holding Housing Advocates Training (HAT) on June 22 and a Welfare Policy Seminar (WPS) on June 23, 2015, in Lansing. Registration is required.

2nd Annual Fair Housing Breakfast A Success

March 4, 2015 | Categories: About FHC | Tags: #fhcbreakfast2015, Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor State Bank, Charles Reinhart Company Realtors, civil rights, event, fair housing, Fair Housing Act, Fair Housing Breakfast, fair housing center of southeastern michigan, Flagstar Bank, fundraiser, Huron Valley Financial, Jason Reece, Kirwan Institute, MB Financial Bank, Mckinley, Michigan Realtors, Michigan State Housing Development Authority, MSHDA, Washtenaw County, Washtenaw County Office of Community and Economic Development, Zingerman’s Community of Businesses

Our guest speaker for this year’s event was Jason Reece from the Kirwan Institute. Mr. Reece’s talk “Place, Housing & Opportunity: Fair Housing for Supporting Thriving Families and Communities” covered housing and health equity, the need for fair housing testing, and high quality housing in high opportunity areas for all. You can view slides from […]

23rd Anniversary Happy Hour

February 19, 2015 | Categories: About FHC, News | Tags: Ann Arbor, celebration, fair housing center of southeastern michigan, FHC 23rd Anniversary, happy hour

If you find yourself in Ann Arbor next Thursday, please join us for Happy Hour at The Bar at 327 Braun Court! Thursday, February 26th, from 5-7 PM. We’ll be eating cake, appreciating a warm room, and celebrating our 23rd Anniversary. A portion of all drink proceeds will be donated to the FHC and additional donations are welcome.