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$20,000 to Monroe Mom in Housing Settlement

December 7, 2013 | Categories: About FHC, News, Press Release | Tags: fair housing, fair housing center of southeastern michigan, familial status, Monroe, Tomkowiak

Fair Housing Center of Southeastern Michigan (877) 979-FAIR, info@fhcmichigan.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, December 3, 2013 Contact: FHC Executive Dir. Pam Kisch, (734) 994-3426; Attorney Steve Tomkowiak (248) 543-1600 MONROE MICHIGAN MOM SETTLES NEW DISCRIMINATION SUIT FOR $20,000 MONROE, MICHIGAN — Cicily Pippens of Monroe, Michigan has settled her housing discrimination law suit against […]

Eviction of Domestic Violence Survivor Must Be Stopped

December 6, 2013 | Categories: About FHC, Media, News, Press Release | Tags: ACLU of Michigan, Domestic Violence, Inkster Housing Commission, sex, sex discrimination

On December 4, 2013, we sent a joint letter with the ACLU of Michigan, to the Director of the Inkster Housing Commission, urging for the eviction proceedings against FHC complainant Allison Ben to be dropped. The Housing Commission was planning to evict Ms. Ben because she was ‘disturbing the peace’ by calling the police when […]

Pippens v Trkula

November 14, 2013 | Categories: About FHC | Tags:

#W13-06 Pippens v Trkula Monroe #W13-06 Pippens v Trkula was settled on November 14, 2013. Cicily Pippens accepted $20,000 to settle her familial status complaint against Mildred Trkula. FHC testing supported Cicily Pippens’ claim of discrimination. Ms. Trkula must attend fair housing training and a lien is placed on her properties until the settlement is paid in full. FHC Cooperating […]

New FHC Project Highlights Local Stories on Housing Discrimination

November 8, 2013 | Categories: About FHC, News, Publications | Tags: Codrington, fair housing, fair housing center of southeastern michigan, stories, video, visual storytelling

The Fair Housing Center has a visual storytelling project in the works! Read about the project now on “Our Stories” webpage. The Codrington family, after settling their 1992 housing discrimination case

FHC Board President to be Honored Tonight

September 18, 2013 | Categories: About FHC | Tags: Ann L. Routt, fair housing center of southeastern michigan, FHC Board of Directors, Legal Services of South Central Michigan, State Bar of Michigan

FHC Board President Ann Routt to be honored with a Champion of Justice Award by State Bar of Michigan tonight. Congratulations Ann!

Registration Open for Ann Arbor Housing Advocates Training, October 2013

August 14, 2013 | Categories: About FHC, News | Tags: fair housing center of southeastern michigan, housing advocates training, Legal Services of South Central Michigan, Michigan Poverty Law Program

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 October 17 and a Welfare Policy Seminar(WPS) on October 18, 2013, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Registration is required. HAT is designed to help social service workers gain […]

We’re Hiring! Assistant Coordinator of Investigations

July 10, 2013 | Categories: About FHC, News | Tags: assistant coordinator of investigations, employment, job, testing

The Fair Housing Center of Southeastern Michigan is hiring a full time position located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. A full job description is available on our employment page.

Fair Housing Center Settles Ann Arbor Disability Case for $39,500

June 28, 2013 | Categories: About FHC, News, Press Release | Tags: disability, fair housing center of southeastern michigan, HUD, Renaissance Community Homes, Scio Farms Estates, Sun Community Homes, US Department of Housing and Urban Development

Fair Housing Center of Southeastern Michigan (877) 979-FAIR, info@fhcmichigan.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 25, 2013, Ann Arbor MI For more information contact: Pamela A. Kisch (877) 979-3247 FAIR HOUSING CENTER SETTLES ANN ARBOR DISABILITY CASE FOR $39,500 “LIVE-IN” LEASING POLICY UNFAIRLY APPLIED, DISCRIMINATES AGAINST PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ANN ARBOR – The Fair Housing Center (FHC) of […]

HUD Study Confirms Equality Still Needed

June 21, 2013 | Categories: News, Press Release, Publications | Tags: Fair Housing Act, gender identity, HUD, LGBT, lgbt equality, sexual orientation, Transgender, US Department of Housing and Urban Development

Discriminatory Treatment Found Towards LGBT Community in Housing Market

Fact Sheet on HUD’s Equal Access Rule

June 12, 2013 | Categories: News, Publications | Tags: Equal Access Rule, equality, fair housing center of southeastern michigan, gender identity, HUD, LGBT, lgbt equality, marital status, sexual orientation, US Department of Housing and Urban Development

In March, 2012, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released new regulations to ensure equality for LGBT people in housing. HUD published a rule (discussed here previously) that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or marital status in HUD housing and programs (any housing providers that receive HUD funding, have loans insured by […]