May 12, 2023 Marcia Fudge, Secretary Adrienne Todman, Deputy Secretary Department of Housing and Urban Development 451 7th Street SW Washington, DC 20410 Dear Secretary Fudge and Deputy Secretary Todman, As national civil rights and housing advocacy organizations deeply committed to fair housing, we are writing today to urge you to follow through on important … [Read more...] about Letter Urging SEMAP and SAFMR Expansion (May, 2023)
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Black families to benefit, eventually, from income discrimination ban in Illinois
News and Tribune, Carson Gerber CNHI State Reporter May 11, 2023 Sharon Norwood received a federal voucher to help pay for rent after she was evicted in 2020 from her home of 11 years. She wanted to use the financial assistance to live in Evergreen Park, a Chicago suburb with good schools and safe streets for the six children she was raising. Sharon Norwood … [Read more...] about Black families to benefit, eventually, from income discrimination ban in Illinois
Rescreening and Portability letter 5-1-23
May 1, 2023 Office of Public and Indian Housing Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Office of General Counsel Department of Housing and Urban Development 451 7th Street, SW, Room 10276 Washington, DC 20410-0500 RE: Housing Choice Voucher Program: Rescreening of Porting Participants Dear colleagues, We are writing to express our continuing concern … [Read more...] about Rescreening and Portability letter 5-1-23
National Fair Housing Groups AFFH Sign-on Letter
April 24, 2023 RE: Docket No. FR-6250-P-01; Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing To Whom It May Concern: The 48 undersigned fair housing, civil rights, housing advocacy, faith, consumer, women’s, real estate, LGBTQI+, senior and allied organizations submit these comments on HUD’s proposed new affirmatively furthering fair housing (AFFH) regulation (Docket No. … [Read more...] about National Fair Housing Groups AFFH Sign-on Letter
Columbia, Missouri Ordinance Amended to Include Source of Income Discrimination Language (March 2023)
Permanent Record filed in Clerk's office. Ordinance no.025279 Introduced by Buffaloe First Readin 3-6-23 Second Reading -3-20-23 Ordinance No. 025279 Council Bill No. B 39-23 AN ORDINANCE amending Chapter 12 of the City Code to add source or income as a protected category under discriminatory practices; amending Chapter 19 of the City Code relating to the … [Read more...] about Columbia, Missouri Ordinance Amended to Include Source of Income Discrimination Language (March 2023)
