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Criminal Background and Housing Info Session

August 3, 2017 | Categories: Events | Tags: criminal background, fair housing, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, housing, HUD, US Department of Housing and Urban Development

Heard This? “We have a blanket ‘no felony’ policy” “If you served time in the last 20 years, we won’t take you” “We don’t even look an application if you have a criminal record” “Arrested? You can’t live here” If any of these comments affect your life (or the lives of your family and friends) […]

Dates Set for Housing Advocates Training

July 27, 2017 | Categories: Events, News | Tags: advocates, case manager, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, fair housing law, housing advocates training, housing discrimination, housing subsidies, landlord tenant law, Legal Services of South Central Michigan, Michigan Poverty Law Program, social work

Housing Advocates Training is designed to help social service professionals gain a working knowledge of fair housing law, landlord/tenant law, and housing subsidy programs. Housing Advocates Training will be held on Tuesday, September 19th from 9:15-5 PM. Welfare Policy Seminar will be held on Wednesday, September 20th from 9:15-11:45 AM. Details and Registration information can […]

United Way Awards $7,700 Grant to Fair Housing Center

July 26, 2017 | Categories: About FHC, Press Release | Tags: arrest record, criminal background, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, Felony, guidance, landlord, United Way of Washtenaw County, US Department of Housing and Urban Development

Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan PO Box 7825, Ann Arbor, MI 48107 (877) 979-FAIR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 26, 2017 For more information, contact: Kristen Cuhran, (877) 979-3247 UNITED WAY AWARDS $7,700 GRANT TO FAIR HOUSING CENTER The United Way of Washtenaw County has awarded the Fair Housing Center of Southeast & […]

Welcome In My BackYard (WIMBY) Pledge

June 30, 2017 | Categories: About FHC, News | Tags: community, diversity, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, fhcWIMBY, neighborhood, welcoming, WIMBY

If you support diversity and inclusion in your community (you don’t have to live in Michigan), please take a moment to read the WIMBY Pledge and add your name to the list of people who “welcome people from all walks of life in [your] neighborhood and community, and value human diversity in all its forms.” An email […]

FHC Contributes to HUD’s First LGBTQ Housing Discrimination Study

June 7, 2017 | Categories: About the FHC, Gender Identity, LGBTQ, News, Publications, Sexual Orientation | Tags: Fair Housing Act, gender identity, HUD, LGBT, lgbtq, sexual orientation, Transgender, Urban Institute

The groundbreaking work of the Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan was acknowledged in a new study titled “Paired-Testing Pilot Study of Housing Discrimination against Same-Sex Couples and Transgender Individuals.” The HUD-funded Urban Institute study tested for discrimination against same-sex and transgender individuals and advanced recommendations for future research and fair housing practitioners. […]

New Federal Fair Housing Complaint Filed Against Ann Arbor Property

April 13, 2017 | Categories: About FHC, Media, News | Tags: Ann Arbor, civil rights, disability, fair housing, Fair Housing Act, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, Ramp, reasonable modification, Steve Tomkowiak

Management delays ramp installation, forces woman to crawl into home. The Fair Housing Center has initiated a fair housing discrimination lawsuit based on disability against Group Five Management Company and TG Properties LLC, the owners of Randolph Court Apartments in Ann Arbor. Read the full press release here. Since age 4, Sarah Tankson has suffered […]

New Fair Housing Case Filed on Behalf of Wheelchair User

April 11, 2017 | Categories: About FHC, News, Press Release | Tags: Ann Arbor, Channel 7 Detroit, disability, Disability Rights, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, Group Five Managment, Ramp, Reasonable Accommodation, reasonable modification, Sarah Tankson, Steve Tomkowiak, WXYZ

Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan PO Box 7825, Ann Arbor, MI 48107 (877) 979-FAIR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Press Release PDF Tuesday, April 4, 2017 Media Contacts: FHC Staff Niki Green (877) 979-3247, Attorney Steve Tomkowiak (248) 543-1600. A copy of the filed complaint is available upon request. New Fair Housing Case […]

Free Fair Housing Workshop in Downtown Ypsilanti 4/13/17

April 4, 2017 | Categories: About FHC, Events | Tags: fair housing, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, free, Michigan Department of Civil Rights, workshop, Ypsilanti

A Workshop for Renters, Home Buyers, and Borrowers Together, the Fair Housing Center and the Michigan Department of Civil Rights are presenting a workshop on the investigation and resolution of housing discrimination claims. For more information call the FHC at 877-979-3247. Thursday, April 13 ,2017 7pm – 8:30 pm SPARK East – 215 W Michigan Ave, […]

Next Week’s Event Honors Rental Agent Who Exposed Illegal Discrimination

March 15, 2017 | Categories: About FHC, Events | Tags: Fair Housing Act, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, FHBreakfast2017, FHC Board of Directors, sara pratt

You are invited to attend the Fair Housing Center’s upcoming Breakfast with guest speaker Sara Pratt. Wednesday, March 22nd, 8:30 – 10:30AM at Weber’s Inn, Ann Arbor. We are pleased to announce that rental agent Chelsae Lakin will receive the Fair Housing Center Board of Directors’ Award for her willingness to expose illegal housing discrimination. […]

Join Our Brackets for Good Team!

March 6, 2017 | Categories: About FHC, Events, News | Tags: Ann Arbor Area, brackets for good, Fair Housing superheroes, fhcsuperhero, fundraiser, tester, testing

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