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REALTORS® Stand Up Against Housing Discrimination

January 20, 2021 | Categories: About the FHC | Tags: Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor Area Board of Realtors, Chelsea, Dexter, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, Milan, Real Estate, Realtor, Realtors, Washtenaw County, Ypsilanti, Ypsilanti Township

The Ann Arbor Area Board of REALTORS® (AAABoR) is partnering with the Fair Housing Center to support the 2021 REALTORS® for Fair Housing Campaign. “We are asking local REALTORS® to publicly pledge their support for the letter and the spirit of fair housing law,” said Tom Renkert, Chief Executive Officer, Ann Arbor Area Board of […]

Bevins v Mick Apartments

January 17, 2002 | Categories: Litigation | Tags: familial status, Milan, pregnancy

#W02-83 Bevins v Mick Apartments Milan Christina Bevins was eight months pregnant with her first child when she contacted the FHC. She told FHC staff that the owners of Mick Apartments in Milan offered her an apartment and later turned her down because a baby would be living in the unit. Testing, and a taped […]

Chapman v Latham

January 1, 2000 | Categories: Litigation | Tags: familial status, Milan

#W00-85 Chapman v Latham Milan FHC Cooperating Attorney Gayle Rosen filed suit on behalf of Stacey and Bradlee Chapman. According to Mrs. Chapman, her family was denied the rental of a duplex apartment in Milan, Michigan because her then fourteen-year-old son would be living in the apartment. According to the suit David Latham, owner of […]

Battistone v D. Johnson

January 1, 1995 | Categories: Litigation | Tags: disability, Milan

#W95-24 Battistone v D. Johnson Milan Janine Battistone has two daughters, one who uses a wheelchair. She attempted to rent from David Johnson. Battistone told the FHC that Johnson refused to allow her to apply for the unit because he didn’t think the unit would meet her needs and because he couldn’t afford to install […]