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Fair Housing Organizations Announce $7.1 Million Dollar Settlement of Disability Discrimination Claims Against Senior Housing Provider; Agreement Requires an Estimated $6.3 Million to be Spent on Accessibility Improvements at 50 Properties

August 10, 2022Latest News, Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, August 10, 2022 For more information contact: Greater Cleveland: Carrie Pleasants, Executive Director, Fair Housing Center for Rights & Research (216) 306-2534 or cpleasants@thehousingcenter.org Fair Housing Organizations Announce $7.1 Million Dollar Settlement of Disability Discrimination Claims Against Senior Housing Provider; Agreement Requires an Estimated $6.3 Million to be Spent on Accessibility […]

HUD Offers Guidance on Reducing Discrimination Due to Criminal Background Screenings

July 28, 2022Blog, Latest News

Stable housing is arguably the most foundational aspect in a person’s life. Unfortunately, for individuals who have had involvement with the criminal legal system, safe, fair, and affordable housing is often out of reach. For people of color, specifically Black and Hispanic Americans with criminal records, those barriers are experienced at disproportionate rates. These barriers […]

FAIR HOUSING CENTER RELEASES 2022 STATE OF FAIR HOUSING IN NORTHEAST OHIO REPORT

May 5, 2022Latest News, Press Release

Fair Housing Center for Rights & Research 2728 Euclid Avenue, Suite 200 Cleveland, OH 44115 FOR RELEASE: May 5, 2022 Contact: Austin Cummings, Email: acummings@thehousingcenter.org, Phone: 216-361-9240, x212 Cleveland, Ohio — The 2022 State of Fair Housing in Northeast Ohio report finds that the region is failing to address the historical impacts of redlining and […]

FAIR HOUSING LAWSUIT FILED ALLEGING DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION AGAINST 38 PROPERTIES NATIONWIDE

March 31, 2022Latest News, Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 31, 2022 CLEVELAND, OH – Today, the Fair Housing Center for Rights & Research (The Fair Housing Center), along with six fellow fair housing organizations across the United States (“Plaintiffs”), announces a federal lawsuit against Clover Group and its related entities (“Defendants”), alleging violations of fair housing laws against persons […]

Remembering Former Fair Housing Center Executive Director, Jeffrey Dillman

February 23, 2022Latest News

It is with great sadness that we must share the news of the untimely death of The Fair Housing Center’s former Executive Director, Jeffrey Dillman, who passed away on 1/22/22 in his home in Durham, N.C. Jeff was a fierce advocate for fair housing and social justice and instrumental in building the foundation of The Fair […]

Fair Housing Center for Rights & Research and Other Fair Housing Groups Reach Historic Settlement with Fannie Mae Focused on Rebuilding Communities of Color

February 7, 2022Blog, Latest News, Press Release

The settlement will directly and immediately benefit the communities of color throughout the Greater Cleveland region and nationwide hit hardest by the foreclosure crisis and its aftermath. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 7, 2022, Media Contact: Carrie Pleasants | 216-361-9240, x204 | cpleasants@thehousingcenter.org Cleveland, OH — Today, the Housing Research & Advocacy Center dba Fair Housing […]

Zoning perpetuates racial segregation in Cuyahoga County

May 28, 2021Latest News, Press Release

Fair Housing Center for Rights & Research2728 Euclid Avenue, Suite 200, Cleveland, OH 44115Phone: (216) 361-9240 FOR RELEASE: May 28, 2021Contact: Michael Lepley Phone: 216-306-2540 Email: mlepley@thehousingcenter.org Cleveland, Ohio — Zoning perpetuates racial segregation in Cuyahoga County and reduces housing choice for people with disabilities. The Fair Housing Center for Rights & Research’s newest report, […]

Biden administration reviving key fair housing regulations gutted by Trump

May 20, 2021Blog, Latest News

The Biden administration is reinstating two key fair housing regulations — the 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule and the 2013 Disparate Impact rule. Both rules were originally put in place under the Obama administration, and in a harmful move, later gutted by the Trump administration. Understanding the Rules The Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule, […]

Fair Housing Center for Rights & Research Releases Report on State of Fair Housing in Northeast Ohio

April 23, 2021Latest News, Press Release

Fair Housing Center for Rights & Research 2728 Euclid Avenue, Suite 200 Cleveland, OH 44115 FOR RELEASE: April 23, 2021 Contact: Michael Lepley, Phone: (216) 361-9240, x209. Email: mlepley@thehousingcenter.org Cleveland, Ohio—Housing discrimination persists in Northeast Ohio. In 2020, there were 97 complaints of housing discrimination in Northeast Ohio that were filed with the U.S. Department […]

Civil Rights Organizations and Tenants Sue Senior Housing Provider for Disability Discrimination at 40 Properties

March 30, 2021Latest News, Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, March 30, 2021 For more information contact: Syracuse: Sally Santangelo, Executive Director, CNY Fair Housing, (315) 471-0420 or ssantangelo@cnyfairhousing.org Pittsburgh: Megan Confer-Hammond, Executive Director, Fair Housing Partnership of Greater Pittsburgh, 412-391-2535 ext. 202 or megan@pittsburghfairhousing.org Cleveland: Carrie Pleasants, Executive Director, Fair Housing Center for Rights & Research, (216) 361-9240, Ext. 204 […]

Cleveland could soon ban source of income discrimination

February 22, 2021Blog, Latest News

The City of Cleveland is closer than ever to protecting renters from discrimination based on their source of income, or SOI. City Council may soon consider amending Cleveland’s fair housing law to ban landlords from rejecting tenants simply because they use a housing voucher to pay rent. Councilman Kerry McCormack says he expects to introduce Cleveland’s […]

Biden Administration extends fair housing protections to LGBTQ+ Americans

February 11, 2021Blog, Latest News

Following an Executive Order from the Biden Administration, HUD will now enforce the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. For the first time in U.S. history, LGBTQ+ Americans will now receive equal protection under the federal Fair Housing Act. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban […]

Is Disability Income Costing You Late Fees on Rent?

November 16, 2020Blog, Latest News

Most landlords set their rent due date for the first of the month. But for tenants who receive disability benefits, making rent on time can be hard. That’s because benefits like Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) often arrive after the first of the month. Thanks to fair housing laws, help […]

ACLU, ACLU of Ohio, The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, Fair Housing Center for Rights & Research, and City of Bedford Reach Settlement Repealing the City’s Nuisance Ordinance

September 22, 2020Blog, Latest News, Press Release

BEDFORD – The City of Bedford agreed to repeal its Criminal Activity Nuisance Ordinance (CANO) and pay a settlement amount of $350,000 as a result of litigation brought by the ACLU, the ACLU of Ohio and The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland on behalf of Beverley Somai, a Bedford resident, and the Fair Housing Center […]

Know Your Fair Housing Rights

August 19, 2020Latest News

Download Fair Housing: Know Your Rights for up-to-date information on your civil rights. The Fair Housing Center exists to protect and expand fair housing rights, eliminate housing discrimination, and promote integrated communities. In order to best serve our neighbors and community, it is a high priority of ours to provide easily accessible educational resources and […]

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