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Video Clips for Housing Justice

February 22, 2017 | Categories: About FHC, Events | Tags:

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 […]


Fair Housing Laws Protect Immigrants, Refugees, and People of All Religious Faiths

February 14, 2017 | Categories: Fair Housing Law | Tags: Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, ICE, immigration, immigration status, national origin, refugee, religion

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 Receives MLK Service Award

January 23, 2017 | Categories: About FHC | Tags: church of the good shepherd, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, MLK, MLK Award

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 […]


4th Annual Fair Housing Breakfast

January 11, 2017 | Categories: About FHC, Events | Tags: civil rights, event, fair housing, Relman Dane & Colfax, sara pratt

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 […]


$40,000 FAIR HOUSING WIN: PIT BULL SUPPORT ANIMAL REUNITED WITH OWNER

December 21, 2016 | Categories: Press Release | Tags: assistance animal, disability, Disability Rights, East Bay Manufactured Home Community, Emotional Support Animal, Fenton, Hastings Mutual Insurance Company, Pit Bull, Steve Tomkowiak

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 […]


Rental Agent Exposes Illegal Housing Discrimination – New Fair Housing Case Settled

November 29, 2016 | Categories: Press Release | Tags: Dr. Sakti Pramanik, fair housing, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, familial status

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 […]


FHC and DOJ Settle Case Against Seven Michigan Properties for $45,000

October 10, 2016 | Categories: About FHC, News, Press Release | Tags: Fair Housing Act, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, familial status, Michigan, Sudi Hopper, U.S. Department of Justice

“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 […]


November Housing Advocates Training and Welfare Policy Seminar – Registration Open

September 27, 2016 | Categories: About FHC, Events | Tags: fair housing, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, housing advocates training, Legal Services of South Central Michigan, Michigan Poverty Law Program, social work, training, welfare policy seminar

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.


FHC Fall 2016 Newsletter

September 22, 2016 | Categories: About FHC, News | Tags: Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, newsletter

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 […]


Fair housing organizations file complaint against large regional property management company

July 13, 2016 | Categories: About FHC, News, Press Release | Tags: Central Ohio Fair Housing Association, fair housing, Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, Fair Housing Center of Southwest Michigan, Fair Housing Center of West Michigan, familial status, HUD complaint, US Department of Housing and Urban Development

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 […]


April is the 58th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, and we are holding a special fundraiser.

Please donate now to help us continue enforcing this important law and upholding the housing rights of all people.

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