Video Clips for Housing Justice! Casting Call! Video Clips Needed! FHC Video Project : Welcome In My BackYard The Fair Housing Center is working on a video project and we need YOU! We are looking for a diverse representation of people of any race, color, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, family structure, national […]
State and federal fair housing laws prohibit discrimination based on national origin and religion. In our eight-county service area, Ann Arbor, East Lansing, and Ypsilanti all have “policies related to diversity, welcoming and immigration.” For a complete list of all the people protected from discrimination, click here.* Call the Fair Housing Center of Southeast & […]
FHC Staff and Board of Directors were honored to receive the Martin Luther King Community Service Award by the Church of the Good Shepherd. The congregation has a 28 year tradition of recognizing people and organizations who work toward intersectional justice. We are humbled to join the ranks of the esteemed previous recipients. Thank you […]
You are invited to attend A Fair Housing Breakfast with Sara Pratt Wednesday, March 22, 2017 from 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM Weber’s Inn, Ann Arbor Please join the Fair Housing Center of Southeast and Mid Michigan for our 4th Annual Fair Housing Breakfast. We are pleased to announce that Sara Pratt of Relman, Dane, & Colfax […]
Denise Cox and her mother, Marcia Gooding, have accepted $40,000 to settle their fair housing case against Hastings Mutual Insurance Company and East Bay Manufactured Home Community in Fenton. Ms. Gooding contacted the Fair Housing Center on July 13, 2016, to report that she had been given an ultimatum by East Bay – get rid […]
Chelsae Lakin gave up her new job and benefits to stand up against housing discrimination. Her knowledge of fair housing laws gave her courage to take action. Chelsae was excited about her new job. She was continuing her career path as a rental agent and her job with Fontaine Gardens Apartments seemed like a step […]
“As long as you don’t have any kids or animals.” This is what our testers were told when they called three different Lansing-area properties. Testers were asked repeatedly to confirm that they did not have children before the agent offered to show them an available apartment. When a tester stated that they had a child, the […]
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 Monday, November 14th, and a Welfare Policy Seminar (WPS) on Friday, November 11th, in Brighton, Michigan. Registration is required and materials are on our Housing Advocates Training page.
By now you should have received our latest newsletter at your home or business. If you haven’t*, or you’d like to see the digital color version, you can view it here. Highlights include information on recently filed cases, details on HUD’s new criminal background guidance for landlords, photos from our 3rd Fair Housing Breakfast, disability success stories, and […]
Today we joined the Fair Housing Center of West Michigan (FHCWM) and three other fair housing groups to announce the filing of a fair housing complaint against AMP Residential, an Indianapolis-based property management company that owns and operates over 8,000 rental housing units in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Alabama. In each of the 20 properties named in the […]