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Fulfilling the promises of the Fair Housing Act

April 29, 2022 | Categories: About the FHC | Tags: age, disability, Disability Rights, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, fair housing donate, fair housing month, familial status, give, marital status, membership, national origin, race, religion, results, sex, Sexual Harassment, sexual orientation

A note from our Associate Director, 4/29/2022 You may know that April is National Fair Housing Month, when advocates across the country celebrate the passage of the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968. We’re reminded each April of the hard work and sacrifices made before us that allow us to continue the fight toward ending […]

New Fair Housing Disability Lawsuit Settled in Livingston County

April 24, 2020 | Categories: About the FHC | Tags: assistance animals, disability, Disability Rights, Emotional Support Animal, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan

Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid MichiganPO Box 7825, Ann Arbor, MI 48107 (877) 979-FAIR www.fhcmichigan.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 26, 2020 Media Contacts: Pam Kisch, (734) 272-8383; Attorney Francyne Stacey, (734) 545-4883A copy of the filed complaint is available upon request. New Fair Housing Lawsuit Settled in Livingston County Scott Lorms settled his lawsuit […]

MSU Tiny Rabbit Case Resolved

November 26, 2019 | Categories: Litigation, Press Release | Tags: Alpha Omicron Pi, disability, Disability Rights, east lansing, Emotional Support Animal, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, Michigan State University

Civil Rights Demands Change at MSU Sorority According to the complaint taken by the FHC in the fall of 2017, although Kayla Hicks’ need for an emotional support animal was well documented, East Lansing sorority Alpha Omicron Pi (AOII) refused to allow her to live with her emotional support animal, a two-pound Netherland Dwarf Rabbit […]

New Fair Housing Disability Lawsuit Filed in Livingston County

August 26, 2019 | Categories: About FHC | Tags: assistance animal, disability, Disability Rights, Emotional Support Animal, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, Livingston County, Livingston Daily

Scott Lorms has filed a federal lawsuit based on disability discrimination under the Fair Housing Act. The lawsuit states that T & R Properties and Zahler Management denied him the right to rent an apartment with his emotional support animals (ESAs). Mr. Lorms has a disability as defined under the Fair Housing Act. According to […]

New Fair Housing Lawsuit Filed Against MSU Sorority

December 7, 2018 | Categories: About FHC, News, Press Release | Tags: Alpha Omicron Pi, assistance animal, disability, Disability Rights, Emotional Support Animal, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, Federal Court, Kerry Morgan, Michigan State University

Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan PO Box 7825, Ann Arbor, MI 48107 (877) 979-FAIR www.fhcmichigan.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 3rd, 2018 Media Contacts: Pam Kisch, (877) 979-3247; Attorney Kerry L. Morgan, (734) 281-7100 A copy of the filed complaint is available upon request. New Fair Housing Lawsuit Filed Against MSU Sorority Kayla […]

FHC Settles Case for Wheelchair User Forced to Crawl into Home

October 11, 2017 | Categories: Press Release | Tags: disability, Disability Rights, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, Group Five Management, Ramp, Randolph Court, Sarah Tankson, Wheelchair

We are pleased to report that Tankson v Randolph Court Apartments has settled. Sarah Tankson, who has a debilitating neurological disorder known as dystonia and uses a wheelchair, contacted the Fair Housing Center in January 2017 for help with a request for reasonable accommodation. Prior to signing a lease at Randolph Court in Ann Arbor, she […]

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 […]

$40,000 FAIR HOUSING WIN: PIT BULL SUPPORT ANIMAL REUNITED WITH OWNER

December 21, 2016 | Categories: Press Release | Tags: assistance animal, disability, Disability Rights, East Bay Manufactured Home Community, Emotional Support Animal, Fenton, Hastings Mutual Insurance Company, Pit Bull, Steve Tomkowiak

Denise Cox and her mother, Marcia Gooding, have accepted $40,000 to settle their fair housing case against Hastings Mutual Insurance Company and East Bay Manufactured Home Community in Fenton. Ms. Gooding contacted the Fair Housing Center on July 13, 2016, to report that she had been given an ultimatum by East Bay – get rid […]

Housing Resources for Veterans

November 11, 2015 | Categories: About FHC | Tags: disability, Disability Rights, Fair Housing Act, military, veteran

Under the Fair Housing Act, it’s illegal to deny housing or discriminate against someone based on his or her disability, sex, race, color, national origin, familial status, or religion. Although federal fair housing law does not prohibit discrimination solely based on a veteran’s status, some veterans face discrimination because of a physical or mental/emotional disability.

25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

July 29, 2015 | Categories: Fair Housing Law | Tags: #ADA25, Americans with Disabilities Act, disability, Disability Rights

This week marks the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This landmark civil rights law prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including employment, education, and transportation. It also put into effect accessible design standards for new or remodeled buildings. The ADA has (and continues to) changed the structure of America, removing barriers […]