EMU settles employees bias lawsuit

2025

• "In a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, landlord agreed to accept tenants with housing vouchers"
  October 30, 2025 | Legal News | View PDF
• "Ann Arbor resident awarded for winning fair housing lawsuit"
  October 22, 2025 | The Michigan Daily | View PDF
• "Ann Arbor woman wins award for groundbreaking victory to uphold fair housing law"
  October 9, 2025 | MLive | View PDF

2023

• "Fair Housing Center’s Landmark 10th Breakfast Gala Nets $52,000 Amidst Stirring Calls for Justice"
  November 1, 2023 | The Sun Times News | View PDF
• "Lansing apartment resident settles Federal Fair Housing Amendments Act suit with Capitol Commons housing complex"
  October 25, 2023 | Lansing State Journal | View PDF
• "City Of Howell Settles Suit Over Proposed Sober Living Home"
  June 23, 2023 | WHMI 93.5 | View PDF
• "Howell settles lawsuit over ban on sober living homes"
  June 21, 2023 | Michigan Radio | View PDF
• "Howell agrees to pay $750K in sober house discrimination suit"
  June 20, 2023 | Livingston Daily | View PDF
• "City of Howell settles housing discrimination lawsuit for $750,000"
  June 20, 2023 | Mike and Jon Podcast | View PDF
• "Ann Arbor landlord sued for allegedly refusing to rent to people with housing vouchers"
  April 21, 2023 | MLive | View PDF
• "Housing Discrimination Against Families With Children Is More Common Than You Might Think"
  April 18, 2023 | Realtor.com | View PDF

2022

• "Fair Housing Center Hosts Charity Event to End Housing Discrimination"
  October 6, 2022 | The Sun Times News | View PDF
• "Lawsuit claiming realtors discriminated against interracial couple settled out of court"
  August 4, 2022 | MLive | View PDF
• "Are You a Victim of Housing Discrimination? What Renters Need To Know"
  March 30, 2022 | Realtor.com | View PDF
• "Fair Housing Center Resolves First Lawsuit in Shiawassee County"
  March 16, 2022 | Durand Now | View PDF
• "Settlement reached after elderly woman denied handicapped parking space at Shiawassee County apartment complex"
  March 11, 2022 | MLive | View PDF

2021

• "Practice Fair Housing Year Round"
  May 5, 2021 | Lansing State Journal | View PDF
• "Biden budget seeks more affordable housing"
  April 29, 2021 | SanTan Sun News | View PDF
• "The Fair Housing Act and Landlords: Some Important Things to Know"
  April 22, 2021 | Lansing State Journal | View PDF
• "Housing Discrimination: How to Spot it and What You Can Do About It"
  April 14, 2021 | Lansing State Journal | View PDF
• "Washtenaw County advocates hope to see fair housing policies improve under Biden administration"
  February 17, 2021 | Second Wave Media | View PDF
• "Recent Lawsuit Highlights Housing Discrimination Issues"
  January 25, 2021 | WHMI 93.5 | View PDF
• "Ann Arbor Realtors group taking stand against housing discrimination"
  January 24, 2021 | MLive | View PDF
• "Maumee couple files housing discrimination lawsuit in Michigan"
  January 23, 2021 | Toledo Blade | View PDF
• "Interracial couple files lawsuit claiming they were blocked from buying lake home in Hamburg Township"
  January 19, 2021 | Livingston Daily | View PDF
• "Interracial couple suing Livingston County realtors for racial bias"
  January 19, 2021 | MLive | View PDF
• "Lawsuit Alleges Racial Discrimination Against Local Real Estate Agents"
  January 19, 2021 | WHMI 93.5 | View PDF
• "Interracial couple files housing discrimination lawsuit against Livingston County realtors"
  January 18, 2021 | Michigan Radio | View PDF
• "Interracial couple sues for realtor discrimination, told they needed all-cash offer for home"
  January 18, 2021 | Fox 2 Detroit | View PDF
• "Dream lake home purchase ‘prevented’ because buyers are an interracial couple, lawsuit claims"
  January 18, 2021 | Fox47 News | View PDF

2020

• "Fair Housing Center reaches settlement in lawsuit against landlord who asked for striptease"
  September 3, 2020 | Lansing State Journal | View PDF
• "Renter Protection During COVID Shutdown Exists, But Is Limited"
  April 17, 2020 | WHMI 93.5 | View PDF
• "Lawsuit alleges Ypsilanti apartment complex’s ‘no felony’ policy disproportionately impacts blacks"
  April 3, 2020 | MLive | View PDF
• "Fair Housing Lawsuit Settled Involving Local Apartment Complex"
  March 30, 2020 | WHMI 93.5 | View PDF
• "Lawsuit over support dogs filed against Brighton apartment management firm settled"
  March 28, 2020 | Livingston Daily | View PDF
• "Transitional Housing Ordinance Approved In City Of Howell"
  March 22, 2020 | WHMI 93.5 | View PDF
• "Fair Housing Center visits Dexter"
  February 5, 2020 | The Sun Times News | View PDF
• "Howell Facing Lawsuit Over Proposed Sober Living Home"
  January 31, 2020 | WHMI 93.5 | View PDF
• "Amber Reineck House sues Howell for not allowing sober living home for women"
  January 30, 2020 | Livingston Daily | View PDF

2019

• "Washtenaw United: We Can Fight Housing Discrimination And Win!"
  December 2, 2019 | WEMU 89.1 | View PDF
• "MSU sorority settlement reached"
  November 20, 2019 | The State News | View PDF
• "MSU sorority settles lawsuit over banished therapy rabbit"
  November 20, 2019 | Detroit Free Press | View PDF
• "Group Housing Moratorium Extended Again In City Of Howell"
  November 15, 2019 | WHMI 93.5 | View PDF
• "Lawsuit threat extends Howell’s group housing moratorium through February"
  November 14, 2019 | Livingston Daily | View PDF
• "Woman files lawsuit against Lansing landlord for unwanted advances"
  October 21, 2019 | WILX NBC10 | View PDF
• "Trump administration housing rule change would weaken important tool"
  October 12, 2019 | Detroit Free Press | View PDF
• "Married landlord wanted ‘striptease’ for lower rent: suit"
  October 11, 2019 | New York Post | View PDF
• "Lawsuit: Lansing landlord asked for striptease in exchange for lower rent, used racial slur"
  October 10, 2019 | Lansing State Journal | View PDF
• "Howell-Area Apartments Change Policies Following Settlement"
  September 20, 2019 | WHMI 93.5 | View PDF
• "Howell apartment complexes will change occupancy policy after fair housing investigation"
  September 19, 2019 | Livingston Daily | View PDF
• "Brighton Management Company Sued Over Fair Housing Complaint"
  August 26, 2019 | WHMI 93.5 | View PDF
• "White Lake man suing Brighton property company for not allowing emotional support dogs"
  August 22, 2019 | Livingston Daily | View PDF
• "Civil Rights Night hosted in Jackson"
  May 23, 2019 | WILX NBC10 | View PDF
• "CAA Fair Housing Conference"
  April 17, 2019 | WKHM | View PDF
• "5 ways Washtenaw County could prevent segregation via housing voucher"
  February 20, 2019 | MLive | View PDF

2018

• "Housing Discrimination Increases In Washtenaw County"
  December 17, 2018 | WEMU 89.1 | View PDF
• "MSU sorority wrongly rejects rabbit as support animal, lawsuit says"
  November 16, 2018 | MLive | View PDF
• "Banned bunny spurs discrimination lawsuit against MSU sorority"
  November 15, 2018 | WZZM13 | View PDF
• "United Way of Washtenaw County awards $100,000 to Support Equity"
  November 13, 2018 | United Way of Washtenaw County | View PDF
• "50 Years and Counting"
  May 1, 2018 | Pride Source | View PDF
• "AAABoR supports the Fair Housing Center of Southeast and Mid-Michigan’s “Fair Housing Five” book project"
  February 1, 2018 | Ann Arbor Area Board of Realtors | View PDF

2017

• "Increased Washtenaw County Hate Crimes Spur Return Of 90’s Era Welcome Campaign"
  September 18, 2017 | WEMU 89.1 | View PDF
• "Disabled Ann Arbor woman gets ramp at home built after WXYZ takes action"
  March 30, 2017 | WXYZ Detroit | View PDF
• "Handicapped woman blocked from building her own wheelchair ramp"
  March 7, 2017 | WXYZ Detroit | View PDF

2016

• "Settlement reached in housing discrimination suit"
  October 7, 2016 | Argus Press | View PDF
• "Owners of local apartments to pay $45K to settle discrimination complaints"
  October 5, 2016 | Lansing State Journal | View PDF
• "Discrimination lawsuit involving 7 apartment complexes settled"
  October 5, 2016 | WILX NBC10 | View PDF
• "Owners of 7 Lansing-area apartments settle bias suit"
  September 1, 2016 | The Detroit News | View PDF
• "Settlement Reached In Michigan Housing Discrimination Case"
  September 1, 2016 | CBS Detroit | View PDF
• "Apartment complexes agree to stop banning children from one-bedroom units"
  September 1, 2016 | MLive | View PDF
• "Mishawaka apartment complex named in federal housing complaint"
  July 14, 2016 | South Bend Tribune | View PDF
• "Apartment managers accused of discriminating against families"
  July 13, 2016 | MLive | View PDF
• "Ypsilanti Township hires new attorney to handle Justice Department housing investigation"
  May 27, 2016 | MLive | View PDF
• "Fair Housing Center Takes Aim At Ypsilanti Township Citing Housing Discrimination"
  May 12, 2016 | WEMU 89.1 | View PDF
• "Justice Department investigating Ypsilanti Township over section 8 housing discrimination"
  May 11, 2016 | MLive | View PDF
• "Fair housing complaint filed against Ypsilanti Township"
  May 8, 2016 | Michigan Radio | View PDF

2015

• "Feds: Apartment complexes discriminated against families"
  November 21, 2015 | Lansing State Journal | View PDF
• "No kids allowed, feds allege, as Bloomfield Hills woman accused of housing discrimination"
  November 20, 2015 | The Oakland Press | View PDF
• "African-American Family Settles Race Case Against Ypsilanti Township Mobile Home Community"
  October 22, 2015 | Another Ann Arbor | View PDF
• "Lawsuit: apartment complexes discriminate against families with children"
  May 14, 2015 | WNEM Newsroom | View PDF
• "Landlord sued for refusing tenants with kids"
  May 13, 2015 | Michigan Radio | View PDF
• "Time Michigan got on the right side of history"
  April 4, 2015 | Detroit Free Press | View PDF
• "Family sues mobile home community for discrimination after assault"
  January 16, 2015 | MLive | View PDF
• "Mobile home community in Ypsilanti Township faces race discrimination lawsuit over family’s eviction"
  January 6, 2015 | Ypsilanti Courier | View PDF

2014

• "White Tenant Attacks Black Teenager Yet Black Family Faces Eviction"
  December 29, 2014 | Another Ann Arbor | View PDF
• "Blind Resident Files Suit Against Hartland Community"
  October 7, 2014 | WHMI 93.5 | View PDF
• "Blind Hartland man files federal discrimination suit"
  October 2, 2014 | Livingston Daily | View PDF
• "10 things your landlord won’t tell you"
  June 15, 2014 | New York Post | View PDF

2013

• "Monroe woman wins discrimination lawsuit"
  December 6, 2013 | Monroe News | View PDF
• "ACLU seeks to prevent eviction of domestic violence victim"
  December 5, 2013 | Michigan Radio | View PDF
• "Inkster mother who is survivor of domestic violence faces eviction"
  December 5, 2013 | WXYZ Detroit | View PDF
• "The ‘R’ Word: Shattering the Illusion of Ann Arbor’s Universally Tolerant Atmosphere"
  December 1, 2013 | The Ann Magazine | View PDF
• "Rights group lands $39.5K settlement after calling out Scio Farms Estates’ policies as discriminatory"
  June 28, 2013 | Ann Arbor News | View PDF
• "Few protections for LGBT in housing discrimination"
  April 30, 2013 | Michigan Radio | View PDF
• "Ann Arbor landlord accused of discriminating against visiting U-M professor"
  January 9, 2013 | The Associated Press | View PDF
• "Visiting prof: Ann Arbor landlord discriminated"
  January 8, 2013 | The Associated Press | View PDF

2011

• "Mobile home park sued after Fair Housing Center finds discrimination"
  July 6, 2011 | Detroit Free Press | View PDF
• "Monroe trailer park settles anti-child bias case"
  July 5, 2011 | Yahoo! News | View PDF
• "Judge orders Washtenaw County Commissioner Ronnie Peterson, property manager to pay $82,500"
  March 6, 2011 | Ann Arbor News | View PDF
• "Fair Housing Center of Southeastern Michigan looking for testers to help investigate housing discrimination complaints"
  February 13, 2011 | Ann Arbor News | View PDF
• "In another nod to gays, feds tackling housing bias"
  January 21, 2011 | The Washington Post | View PDF

2010

• "Settlement Reached in Fair Housing Case"
  July 8, 2010 | The Ann Arbor Chronicle | View PDF
• "Owners of Ivanhoe House Apartments in Ann Arbor agree to settle discrimination lawsuit"
  July 6, 2010 | Ann Arbor News | View PDF
• "Ann Arbor-based fair housing center accepts settlement in Monroe lawsuit"
  April 19, 2010 | Ann Arbor News | View PDF
• "Feds file suit after probe reveals discrimination at Ann Arbor housing complex"
  March 3, 2010 | Detroit Free Press | View PDF
• "HUD seeks help with anti-gay discrimination study"
  February 25, 2010 | The Guardian | View PDF
• "Fair Housing Changes Proposed for Sexual Orientation Discrimination"
  February 25, 2010 | Michigan Policy Network | View PDF

2009

• "HUD Combats Discrimination"
  November 8, 2009 | The New York Times | View PDF
• "Fair Housing Center battles bias in housing in Jackson County"
  July 31, 2009 | Jackson Citizen Patriot | View PDF
• "Suit claims racial bias in rentals"
  July 23, 2009 | Ann Arbor News | View PDF
• "Ann Arbor apartment complex faces federal fair housing lawsuit"
  July 22, 2009 | Ann Arbor News | View PDF
• "Appeals court says Ann Arbor hotel discrimination suit can proceed"
  May 21, 2009 | The Detroit News | View PDF
• "Editorial: Discrimination in housing still exists; Laws, advocates remain necessary"
  March 11, 2009 | Ann Arbor News | View PDF
• "Landlords settle family bias cases"
  March 7, 2009 | Ann Arbor News | View PDF
• "FHC announces settlement of two family housing discrimination cases"
  March 5, 2009 | Washtenaw County Legal News | View PDF
• "Landlord, manager named in federal suit"
  January 30, 2009 | Ann Arbor News | View PDF

2007

• "Ypsilanti man to receive settlement from apartment complex"
  January 17, 2007 | Detroit Free Press | View PDF

2006

• "Disabled man sues over snub"
  May 9, 2006 | Detroit Free Press | View PDF
• "Fairway Trails accused of violating Fair Housing Act"
  April 5, 2006 | Ann Arbor News | View PDF

2002

• "Two Michigan men collect $20,000 settlement from Ann Arbor landlords in sex discrimination case"
  October 1, 2002 | National Fair Housing Advocate Online | View PDF
• "Insult to Injury"
  April 24, 2002 | Detroit Metro Times | View PDF

1995

• "Lesbian Couple Settles Housing Suit"
  June 1, 1995 | Between the Lines | View PDF
• "Ann Arbor complex settles suit with gay couple it turned away"
  May 25, 1995 | Detroit Free Press | View PDF
• "Lesbian couple wins settlement in lawsuit over housing refusal"
  May 25, 1995 | Ann Arbor News | View PDF

1994

• "Lesbians fight for equality in housing"
  March 11, 1994 | The Michigan Daily | View PDF
• "Gay couple sues housing co-op"
  March 5, 1994 | Ann Arbor News | View PDF

1993

• "$21,000 paid in suit over kids sharing room"
  September 23, 1993 | Detroit Free Press | View PDF
• "Racial bias tops list of complaints at fairness center"
  July 4, 1993 | Ann Arbor News | View PDF
• "Children discriminated against in renting, woman says"
  April 2, 1993 | Ann Arbor News | View PDF
• "Suit cites bedroom rules at complex"
  April 2, 1993 | Detroit Free Press | View PDF

1992

• "EMU settles employees bias lawsuit"
  November 12, 1992 | Ann Arbor News | View PDF