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HUD Files Fair Housing Complaint Against Facebook

August 21, 2018 | Categories: Fair Housing Law, News | Tags:

The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) filed a complaint on 8/13/2018 against Facebook for violating the Fair Housing Act. Read HUD’s complaint against Facebook. According to the press release, HUD claims that Facebook enables advertisers to control which users receive housing-related ads based upon the recipient’s race, color, religion, sex, familial status, […]

FHC Says NO to Ben Carson’s Proposed Changes to HUD Mission Statement

March 22, 2018 | Categories: About FHC, News | Tags: Ben Carson, civil rights, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, National Fair Housing Alliance, US Department of Housing and Urban Development

Earlier this month, the Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan joined with 572 other civil rights organizations to send a letter to Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Ben Carson, in response to media reports that the Secretary was aiming to change HUD’s mission statement. Coordinated by the National Fair Housing Alliance, the […]

Essay by 15-year-old Spurs Change in East Lansing

March 8, 2018 | Categories: News | Tags: Alex Hosey, east lansing, housing discrimination, Lansing State Journal, racism

We were so impressed by the words of this young man in East Lansing, we just had to share. Fifteen-year-old Alex Hosey wrote an essay about housing discrimination and ideas on how to draw attention to the issue. The essay, which has now spurred city officials to take a hard look at how to make real and lasting change, touches on the […]

Dates Set for Housing Advocates Training

July 27, 2017 | Categories: Events, News | Tags: advocates, case manager, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, fair housing law, housing advocates training, housing discrimination, housing subsidies, landlord tenant law, Legal Services of South Central Michigan, Michigan Poverty Law Program, social work

Housing Advocates Training is designed to help social service professionals gain a working knowledge of fair housing law, landlord/tenant law, and housing subsidy programs. Housing Advocates Training will be held on Tuesday, September 19th from 9:15-5 PM. Welfare Policy Seminar will be held on Wednesday, September 20th from 9:15-11:45 AM. Details and Registration information can […]

Welcome In My BackYard (WIMBY) Pledge

June 30, 2017 | Categories: About FHC, News | Tags: community, diversity, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, fhcWIMBY, neighborhood, welcoming, WIMBY

If you support diversity and inclusion in your community (you don’t have to live in Michigan), please take a moment to read the WIMBY Pledge and add your name to the list of people who “welcome people from all walks of life in [your] neighborhood and community, and value human diversity in all its forms.” An email […]

FHC Contributes to HUD’s First LGBTQ Housing Discrimination Study

June 7, 2017 | Categories: About the FHC, Gender Identity, LGBTQ, News, Publications, Sexual Orientation | Tags: Fair Housing Act, gender identity, HUD, LGBT, lgbtq, sexual orientation, Transgender, Urban Institute

The groundbreaking work of the Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan was acknowledged in a new study titled “Paired-Testing Pilot Study of Housing Discrimination against Same-Sex Couples and Transgender Individuals.” The HUD-funded Urban Institute study tested for discrimination against same-sex and transgender individuals and advanced recommendations for future research and fair housing practitioners. […]

New Federal Fair Housing Complaint Filed Against Ann Arbor Property

April 13, 2017 | Categories: About FHC, Media, News | Tags: Ann Arbor, civil rights, disability, fair housing, Fair Housing Act, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, Ramp, reasonable modification, Steve Tomkowiak

Management delays ramp installation, forces woman to crawl into home. The Fair Housing Center has initiated a fair housing discrimination lawsuit based on disability against Group Five Management Company and TG Properties LLC, the owners of Randolph Court Apartments in Ann Arbor. Read the full press release here. Since age 4, Sarah Tankson has suffered […]

New Fair Housing Case Filed on Behalf of Wheelchair User

April 11, 2017 | Categories: About FHC, News, Press Release | Tags: Ann Arbor, Channel 7 Detroit, disability, Disability Rights, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, Group Five Managment, Ramp, Reasonable Accommodation, reasonable modification, Sarah Tankson, Steve Tomkowiak, WXYZ

Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan PO Box 7825, Ann Arbor, MI 48107 (877) 979-FAIR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Press Release PDF Tuesday, April 4, 2017 Media Contacts: FHC Staff Niki Green (877) 979-3247, Attorney Steve Tomkowiak (248) 543-1600. A copy of the filed complaint is available upon request. New Fair Housing Case […]

Join Our Brackets for Good Team!

March 6, 2017 | Categories: About FHC, Events, News | Tags: Ann Arbor Area, brackets for good, Fair Housing superheroes, fhcsuperhero, fundraiser, tester, testing

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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 […]