The Lexington Times By Jillian Riseman, CivicLex Weekly The Social Services and Public Safety Committee is holding a special meeting Tuesday at 6pm in Council Chambers to hear public input on banning Source of Income (SOI) Discrimination. This meeting was set by Committee Chair Councilmember Jennifer Reynolds after they heard a presentation on SOI discrimination in their … [Read more...] about Council committee to hold public hearing Tuesday on Source of Income Discrimination (November, 2023)
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Council committee to hold public hearing Tuesday on Source of Income Discrimination
Tuesday, November 14 By Jillian Riseman, CivicLex Weekly for the Lexington Times The Social Services and Public Safety Committee is holding a special meeting Tuesday at 6pm in Council Chambers to hear public input on banning Source of Income (SOI) Discrimination. This meeting was set by Committee Chair Councilmember Jennifer Reynolds after they heard a presentation on SOI … [Read more...] about Council committee to hold public hearing Tuesday on Source of Income Discrimination
Kentucky Tenants pushes for Lexington to adopt a Tenants’ Bill of Rights – Spectrum News (October 5, 2023)
Spectrum News 10/04/2023 story BY GERALDINE TORRELLAS Louisville, KY–Kentucky Tenants is pushing for Lexington to adopt a Tenants’ Bill of Rights. The bill of rights has four parts to it: eviction prevention, antidiscrimination, representation and accountability. What You Need To Know Kentucky Tenants wants Lexington to have a Tenants’ Bill of Rights to protect … [Read more...] about Kentucky Tenants pushes for Lexington to adopt a Tenants’ Bill of Rights – Spectrum News (October 5, 2023)
Some states protect Section 8 renters, but enforcement is elusive
BY: ROBBIE SEQUEIRA, Missouri Independent - JULY 21, 2023 Seventeen states and the District of Columbia have passed source of income anti-discrimination laws that aim to protect families who use federal housing assistance programs. Marcella Roberson is ready to move. She and her 17-year-old son have been looking for a new apartment for four years because, she says, they’ve … [Read more...] about Some states protect Section 8 renters, but enforcement is elusive
Section 8 Tenants Are Using New Laws To Fight Housing Bias
By Jack Karp for Law360 | July 21, 2023 Landlords around the country routinely refuse to rent to tenants who rely on housing vouchers and other forms of financial assistance, so a growing number of low-income tenants and their advocates are using recently passed source-of-income laws to fight the practice. Megan Morse had hoped to use her rental assistance voucher to … [Read more...] about Section 8 Tenants Are Using New Laws To Fight Housing Bias
