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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 […]

Public Statement on Racial Justice from the Board of Directors of the Fair Housing Center for Rights & Research

August 10, 2020Blog, Latest News

The Fair Housing Center for Rights & Research is a Cleveland based not for profit fair housing agency that promotes equal housing opportunities and positive race relations in Northeast Ohio. For over 35 years, The Fair Housing Center has been working to protect and expand fair housing rights, eliminate housing discrimination, and promote integrated communities. […]

The Color of Law: A Review

April 17, 2020Blog, Latest News

ALEXANDER CHAVERS, GUEST BLOGGER Rothstein’s “The Color of Law” is a book that forces us to take a long look at the history of housing segregation in America. From private realtors to neighborhood councils, to public works projects and even legislation, many factors have helped to continue the practice of dividing cities based on black […]

What if the Zebras Lost Their Stripes? – A Review

April 9, 2020Blog, Latest News

EMILY MARTIN, COMMUNICATIONS & OUTREACH SPECIALIST ANDREW ENGLISH, JR. GUEST BLOGGER John Reitano’s What if the Zebras Lost Their Stripes? allows kids to explore racial diversity by imagining what might happen if zebras lost their stripes, resulting in some animals becoming all-black and others all-white. Reitano asks, “What if the Zebras lost their stripes, and […]

COVID-19 & Your Fair Housing Rights

April 8, 2020Latest News

We’ll protect your right to fair housing. As the COVID-19 crisis continues to disrupt nearly every aspect of our lives — from transportation and employment to housing and healthcare — The Fair Housing Center is here to help our neighbors with fair housing issues that arise during this pandemic. Our advocates are available to assist […]

Evicted: A Review

April 3, 2020Blog, Latest News

LAUREN AMMERMAN, GUEST BLOGGER Matthew Desmond’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Evicted is an excellent place to start for any reader who wants to delve into the world of fair housing research. An approachable read, Evicted follows individuals and families in some of Milwaukee’s low-income neighborhoods. The book represents both landlord and tenant perspectives, and readers get to […]

It’s Okay to Be Different: A Review

March 27, 2020Blog, Latest News

EMILY MARTIN, COMMUNICATIONS & OUTREACH SPECIALIST ANDREW ENGLISH, JR. GUEST BLOGGER Todd Parr’s It’s Okay to Be Different offers young readers affirmation of their differences, as it cleverly celebrates diversity in all its forms. This colorful picture book encourages early literacy, enhances emotional development, celebrates multiculturalism, and promotes character growth. It’s Okay to Be Different […]

Stuck inside? Dive into this fair housing reading list.

March 20, 2020Blog, Latest News

Each April, National Fair Housing Month is celebrated to reaffirm our commitment to ending housing discrimination and commemorate the passage of the federal Fair Housing Act in 1968, which prohibits discrimination in the sale or rental of housing on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status or disability. At the Fair […]

Fair Housing Center Moving to Remote Work Amid Community Health Concerns

March 16, 2020Latest News

The health of our community is a priority to all of us at the Fair Housing Center for Rights & Research, so we must take proactive steps to ensure the health and safety of our staff, clients, and neighbors. In an effort to decrease the spread of COVID-19 and keep our community healthy, The Fair […]

New report highlights impact of criminal convictions on access to federally subsidized housing

January 21, 2020Latest News, Press Release

PRESS RELEASE CONTACT INFORMATION:Charles See, Reentry Housing Committee: 216-798-7717 Malika Kidd, Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry: 216-256-7928 Christopher Knestrick, NEOCH: 216-432-0540 Erica Anthony: 631-523-2953 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary, 21, 2020, Cleveland, OH A new report from The Reentry Housing Committee highlights the extent to which Cuyahoga County’s federally subsidized housing providers may deny housing based upon prior criminal […]

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