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Mobile Home Park Sued After Fair Housing Center Finds Discrimination

July 18, 2011 | Categories: About FHC, Media, News | Tags: familial status, Monroe, pregnancy

Mobile home park sued after Fair Housing Center finds discrimination BY DAVID ASHENFELTER DETROIT FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER Cassandra Kraehnke says she didn’t pay much attention in 2009 when a rental agent at a Monroe County mobile home park refused to let her move in because she was expecting a second child. But when Kraehnke discovered […]

HUD Says Fair Housing Program Effective

July 12, 2011 | Categories: About FHC, News | Tags: FHIP, HUD, US Department of Housing and Urban Development

Study of the Fair Housing Initiatives Program, released June 6, 2011 Foreward (from the study) This evaluation of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) Fair Housing Initiative Program (FHIP) is the first major study of the program in 15 years. The study confirms that FHIP funding is a critical component of the U.S. civil […]

Department of Justice Press Release, Discrimination Against Families with Children

July 6, 2011 | Categories: News, Press Release | Tags: fair housing, familial status, Monroe, U.S. Department of Justice

Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, July 5, 2011 Justice Department Settles Fair Housing Lawsuit Against Michigan Mobile Home Operators for Discrimination Against Families with Children WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced the settlement of a lawsuit alleging that the owner and operators of a Monroe, Mich., mobile home […]

Shamrock Village, Monroe: “One Child Only” Policy

July 5, 2011 | Categories: News | Tags: Children, fair housing, familial status, HUD, Monroe, U.S. Department of Justice

Testing by the Fair Housing Center of Southeastern Michigan confirmed that Shamrock Village had a “one child” policy. Pregnant? Two Kids? You aren’t welcome here. Below is an article from the Detroit News. 7/5/2011. Monroe trailer park operators accused of discrimination settle lawsuit Robert Snell/ The Detroit News Detroit— Operators of a Monroe trailer park […]

HUD Secretary Donovan Encourages Public Housing Authorities to Give Ex-Offenders Second Chances

June 24, 2011 | Categories: News | Tags: criminal background, ex-offenders, HUD, PHA, Public Housing, Shaun Donovan, US Department of Housing and Urban Development

HUD Secretary Shaun Donovon and Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing Sandra Henriquez wrote a letter to the Executive Directors of the Country’s Public Housing Authorites (PHA’s) on June 17, 2011 encouraging them to help ex-offenders reunite with their families and get a second chance in life by using less restrictive tenant selection criteria. […]

HUD Acts Against Pregnancy Discrimination

June 9, 2011 | Categories: News, Press Release | Tags: Fair Housing Act, HUD, maternity leave, pregnancy, sex

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Wednesday, June 01, 2011 HUD No. 11-108, Shantae Goodloe, (202) 708-0685 HUD ACTS AGAINST PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION IN HOME MORTGAGES Actions involve settlement with compensation for victims, and enforcement action WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today

MSU Professor Drawn to Fair Housing

May 24, 2011 | Categories: News | Tags: east lansing, fair housing, Housing Law Clinic, Ingham, Michigan State University

Article about Brian Gilmore- previous Housing Advocates Trainer, FHC-SE

DOJ: Citizens Republic Settles Race-Discrimination Allegations

May 6, 2011 | Categories: News, Press Release | Tags: civil rights, color, fair housing, race, U.S. Department of Justice

Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Thursday, May 5, 2011 Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Citizens Republic Bancorp Inc. and Citizens Bank Regarding Alleged Lending Discrimination in Detroit Settlement Provides $3.6 Million to Ensure Equal Lending Services to African-American Community

Fair Housing Organizations Drive National Efforts for Housing Integration

May 2, 2011 | Categories: News, Press Release | Tags: fair housing, NFHA, U.S. Department of Justice, US Department of Housing and Urban Development

The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) reported that private non-profit fair housing organizations are making significant inroads to eliminating discrimination around the country.

National Fair Housing Alliance Investigation Uncovers Discrimination in Real Estate Owned Properties in Communities of Color

April 29, 2011 | Categories: News, Press Release | Tags: color, NFHA, Real Estate

National Fair Housing Alliance investigation Uncovers Discrimination in Real Estate Owned Properties in Communities of Color