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New FHC Book Groups- Please Join Us!

January 6, 2012 | Categories: About FHC, News | Tags: books, civil rights, fair housing, human rights, readings

Fair Housing Book Groups The Fair Housing Center of Southeastern Michigan is pleased to announce 2 new book groups centered around Civil and Human Rights related readings, fiction and non-fiction. Details regarding each group’s location are below (as well as PDF’s for download). The first book that both groups will be reading is The New Jim Crow by […]

New Protections Proposed for LGBT Individuals

September 26, 2011 | Categories: News | Tags: civil rights, fair housing, Fair Housing Act, gender, gender identity, HUD, LGBT, marital status, sexual orientation, source of income, US Department of Housing and Urban Development

Advocate.com Kerry, Nadler Propose Fair Housing Bill for LGBTs The Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act, or HOME Act, would amend existing federal law to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in housing and credit. By Andrew Harmon Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts has introduced federal legislation to expressly prohibit anti-LGBT […]

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 […]

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.

Young Adult Fiction for Fair Housing Month

April 5, 2011 | Categories: About FHC, Media | Tags: books, fair housing, fair housing month, youth

April is Fair Housing Month! The FHC-SE suggests these book titles for young readers.

Children’s Books for Fair Housing Month

April 4, 2011 | Categories: About FHC, Media | Tags: books, Children, fair housing, fair housing month, youth

April is Fair Housing Month. The Fair Housing Center of Southeastern Michigan has compiled a of fair housing related books for children.

HUD Proposes New Rules for LGBT Equality in Housing; Mentions Arcus Report

January 25, 2011 | Categories: News | Tags: civil rights, fair housing, fair housing center of southeastern michigan, gender, HUD, LGBT, Michigan Department of Civil Rights, Michigan fair housing centers, sex, sexual orientation, US Department of Housing and Urban Development

The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development recently announced new proposed rules to ensure that HUD programs are available to all individuals, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. The full proposed rule is available here. Comments are due by March 25, 2011. In citing their reasoning for the proposed rules, HUD describes […]

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