Last week, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) introduced a bill to outlaw discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) Americans in the housing and credit markets. The bill also would ban housing discrimination based on marital status and source of income. Rep. Jerrold Nadler...
More than 10,000 fair housing discrimination complaints were filed in fiscal year 2010, according to HUD's annual State of Fair Housing report released late last month. Discrimination based on disability continues to be the largest single category of complaints, according to the report.
Last week, the former owner and managers of an 84-unit community in Iowa agreed to a $95,000 settlement to resolve allegations of sexual harassment in violation of the Fair Housing Act, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
The October issue of Fair Housing Coach reviews the fair housing provisions banning discrimination based on sex. The law prohibits a broad array of discriminatory practices against either men or women because of their gender.
Federal fair housing law also recognizes sexual...
Late last month, the owners of a New Orleans 16-unit community agreed to pay $70,000 to settle allegations that they unlawfully denied housing to African-American prospective renters in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act.
The owners and managers of an Arizona community recently agreed to pay $227,500 to resolve allegations of discrimination against an Egyptian couple based on race, national origin, and religion under the Arizona Fair Housing Act. In announcing the settlement, Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne...
Last week, the Department of Justice announced that it has opened a civil investigation into allegations of discriminatory policing by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) members based in the cities of Lancaster and Palmdale, Calif. The investigation will focus on allegations...
The September issue of Fair Housing Coach reviews federal laws about when—and under what circumstances—communities must allow people to bring animals onto the property.
This subject has generated a lot of confusion—and formal fair housing complaints, according to...
The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission recently ordered a Berks County man to pay $13,875 for illegally harassing his neighbor based on her race and disability. The order took effect July 26.
The resident, who is African American, filed a complaint with the commission, alleging that...
A South Jersey condo association recently settled allegations that it unlawfully discriminated against a resident with a disability by failing to accommodate her disability, announced the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights.
The long-term resident had a debilitating lung illness and had a...
The Ohio Civil Rights Commission and Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine recently announced the settlement of a discrimination claim against the developers, designers, owners, and builders of several Cleveland residential rental communities. Officials say that the settlement agreement...
The August 2011 issue of Fair Housing Coach reviews the most common forms of additional protections available under state or local law. And, as an extra bonus, we’ve included a table to provide a state-by-state snapshot of current state fair housing laws. Here are some highlights...
