The FHC’s April, 2013, newsletter was mailed out last week. Click here to read it now. Highlights include: Justice for people with disabilities, FHC & EMU’s Academic Service-Learning Program, Cases filed and cases settled, Support the FHC- get a facial! If you’d like to receive the print version of this or future newsletters, please send your […]
Monroe Property Does Not Want Children; Lawsuit Filed
#W11-32 Ball v Wenger Northfield Township Peg Ball has a disability, uses a wheelchair, and makes use of a trained service dog called Deniro. She contacted the FHC to report a property owner who said he would, under no circumstances, take a tenant with a dog. The FHC advised Ms. Ball to write a letter […]
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 April 16 and a Welfare Policy Seminar(WPS) on April 19, 2013, in Monroe, Michigan. Registration is required. HAT is designed to help social service workers gain a […]
Last week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a final rule to standardize implementation of the Fair Housing Act’s discriminatory effects standard (HUD Press Release). Included in this rule is a confirmation that the Fair Housing Act may be violated by a housing practice that has a discriminatory effect even if the […]
Ann Arbor: A University of Florida professor has filed a federal lawsuit against Tree City Properties and owner Catherine Alawi stating that she was denied the rental of a two-bedroom apartment because she has two children.
In a historic move, the Office of Housing and Urban Development settled its first action against a lender regarding the Equal Access Rule. The Rule (Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Regardless of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity) “prohibits lenders from basing eligibility determinations for mortgage loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) […]
Fair Housing Center of Southeastern Michigan (877) 979-FAIR info@fhcmichigan.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday December 10, 2012 Contact: Pam Kisch (734) 994-3426, Attorney Jonathan Weber (734) 323-2535 $10,500 Settlement Adds to Total of More Than $1.7 Million Won by Fair Housing Center for Victims of Housing Bias OKEMOS- Matthew and Julie Hargraves have accepted […]
The Fair Housing Center will be holding its Housing Advocates Training (HAT) on December 4, and a Welfare Policy Seminar (WPS) on December 5, 2012, in East Lansing. We’re offering a special discounted rate of $75.00 for two people (normally $65 a person). Registration has been extended to Friday, November 30th, at 5 PM. What is HAT? HAT is a two-day […]
FHC Launches New Ad Campaign