News

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 Internship Fund

November 12, 2018 | Categories: About FHC | Tags: donate, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, fund, GivingTuesday, internship

FHC Internship Fund We are excited to announce our 2018 #GivingTuesday campaign: an FHC Internship Fund! Our goal is to raise $2,000 between now and November 27th. Donate Here. Interns learn to answer phones, provide referrals and advice, take complaints, and work on special projects. We could truly use office help right now. Help us train the next generation of […]

Black Men Read & The Fair Housing Five

November 12, 2018 | Categories: About FHC, Events | Tags: Black Men Read, Children, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, The Fair Housing Five, Ypsilanti, Ypsilanti District Library

Black Men Read Kid’s Club We are excited to partner with Black Men Read, a community reading series focused on sharing the stories of Black people with local youth. Guest reader Alex Thomas will be reading The Fair Housing Five and The Haunted House at the Superior Township Library, located at 8795 MacArthur Blvd. in Ypsilanti, on Saturday, December […]

Book teaches Kids about Housing Discrimination

May 4, 2018 | Categories: About FHC, Press Release | Tags: Ann Arbor Area Board of Realtors, discrimination, Education, Fair Housing Act, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, FHAct50

Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan PO Box 7825, Ann Arbor, MI 48107 (877) 979-FAIR www.fhcmichigan.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 2, 2018 For more information, contact: Pam Kisch, Executive Director, (877) 979-3247 Book teaches Kids about Housing Discrimination The Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan (FHC) was awarded a grant by […]

Fair Housing Breakfast a Success

April 11, 2018 | Categories: About FHC, Events | Tags: Ann Arbor, event, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, Richard Rothstein, The Color of Law

Thank you to everyone who attended our 5th Annual Fair Housing Breakfast and to our generous sponsors. Your support enables us to continue our work to end housing discrimination. Our guest speaker this year was author and renowned scholar, Richard Rothstein. Mr. Rothstein spoke to us about why he wrote “The Color of Law” and […]

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 […]

Housing Advocates Training, May 2018

March 21, 2018 | Categories: About FHC, Events | Tags: Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, housing advocates training, Legal Services of South Central Michigan, Michigan Poverty Law Program, social work, Washtenaw County, Ypsilanti

Housing Advocates Training heads to Ypsilanti on May 9th and 10th. The event is full and registration is now closed. This two-day training is an excellent resource for anyone working as an advocate (clients/consumers also welcome). Day one is an optional three-hour session; day two is a full day of training. Trainers include staff and attorneys from […]

Renowned Scholar Headlines Fair Housing Breakfast

February 27, 2018 | Categories: About FHC, Press Release | Tags: Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, fundraiser, redlining, Richard Rothstein, segregation, The Color of Law

Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan PO Box 7825, Ann Arbor, MI 48107 (877) 979-FAIR www.fhcmichigan.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 26, 2018 Media Contact: Kristen Cuhran Fuller, (877) 979-3247 How the U.S. Government Segregated our Cities ANN ARBOR, MI – The Fair Housing Center welcomes Richard Rothstein, author and renowned scholar, on March […]

Annual Meeting December 5th

November 27, 2017 | Categories: About FHC, Events | Tags: annual meeting, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, member, volunteer

Dear Members and Friends, Please join us for our 26th Annual Meeting on Tuesday, December 5th at 6:00 PM at our office in Ypsilanti. In addition to case updates, we will vote on our Board of Directors and the 2017-18 budget, and hear about the State of the Organization. A casual dinner will be served. […]

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 […]