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HUD: We Will Now Fully Enforce FHA to Prohibit LGBT Discrimination
Sexual orientation and gender identity are now officially included in “sex” discrimination under the Fair Housing Act. While our office has been acting under this assumption for decades, we both applaud and are hopeful for what this official declaration means … Continue reading
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Fair Housing Fact Sheets
We are pleased to announce the release of the following fair housing fact sheets. Feel free to distribute these materials. Questions? Call us at 877-979-3247. Disability Discrimination FHC Assistance Animal Fact Sheet FHC Reasonable Accommodation Fact Sheet FHC Reasonable Modification Fact Sheet Sex Discrimination … Continue reading
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Tagged assistance animal, disability, emotional support animal, fact sheet, facts, maternity leave, mortgage, mortgage discrimination, pregnancy, reasonable accommodation, reasonable modification, sex, sexual harassment, sexual orientation
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HUD Study Confirms Equality Still Needed
Discriminatory Treatment Found Towards LGBT Community in Housing Market
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Tagged Fair Housing Act, gender identity, HUD, LGBT, lgbt equality, sexual orientation, transgender, US Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Fact Sheet on HUD’s Equal Access Rule
In March, 2012, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released new regulations to ensure equality for LGBT people in housing. HUD published a rule (discussed here previously) that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or marital status … Continue reading
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Associate Director Presents at HUD-FHEO Training
On Tuesday, May 22nd, Fair Housing Center of Southeastern Michigan Associate Director Kristen Cuhran presented at the “Fair Housing Region V 2013 FHAP Partnership Training” held at John Marshall Law School in Chicago. Ms. Cuhran was part of a panel … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Rights Agenda, fair housing center of southeastern michigan, FHEO-HUD, Illinois Dept. of Human Rights, Kristen Cuhran, LGBT, sexual orientation
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