Fair Housing: Tenant Screening fair housing laws ask only that your policy be consistent and reasonable. The housing subsidy is the mechanism for ensuring that a lowincome family can http://www.metrokc.gov/dias/ocre/screen.htm
Extractions: By Omar Barraza This article focuses on the importance of thorough and consistent screening to ensure that you comply with both fair housing and good business practices. While this article cannot take the place of good, sound legal advice, I hope my fair housing frame of mind can be food for thought. If an applicant wants to apply for tenancy, you can present your screening policy to him/her for review. An applicant can decide for him- or herself if he/she wants to apply. Before we get into criteria to consider in your screening policy, let's take a moment for applications. In general, it is safer to take applications on first-come, first-served basis. While some housing providers prefer to accept a block of applications and then choose from that pool, the first-come, first-served policy is a common business practice. For example, when you go to buy a new car, dealers take applications on a first-come, first-served basis. They measure the application against a basic set of criteria before committing to a sale.
Fair Housing In Washington State: 100 Questions, Chapter 2 How do fair housing laws affect income and employment requirements? The housing subsidy is a mechanism for ensuring that a lowincome family can afford http://www.metrokc.gov/dias/ocre/100Qs2.htm
Extractions: Fair housing laws address all types of statements, advertising or marketing used in the rental process, whether your ad appears in a newspaper, on the radio, in magazines, on television, on a little note at the neighborhood laundromat, on a vacancy sign in your window, or through word-of-mouth. The law covers all advertising. Remember, the law also prohibits making any statement indicating a preference or limiting housing based on someone's protected class. For example, if a manager tells a family applying for a unit that they might prefer an apartment down the street that has more families and a playground, this statement is included as a prohibited activity under fair housing laws.
HUD: Self Evaluation -- I. Introduction The Office of fair housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) enforces the fair fair housing in HUD programs, promote geographic mobility for lowincome and http://www.hhs.gov/newfreedom/final/hudintro.html
Extractions: on Executive Order 13217 Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO). The Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) Office of Housing Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Office of Policy Development and Research Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD or the Department) is the Federal agency responsible for national policy and programs that address America's housing needs; that improve and develop the Nation's communities; and enforce fair housing laws. HUD's mission is to ensure a decent, safe and sanitary home and suitable living environment for every American. HUD has programs to create opportunities for homeownership; provide housing assistance for low-income persons; programs to create, rehabilitate and maintain the nation's affordable housing; enforce fair housing laws; help homeless persons; spur economic growth in distressed neighborhoods; and help local communities meet their development needs. The primary programs administered by HUD include mortgage and loan insurance through the Federal Housing Administration; Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) to help communities with economic development; job opportunities and housing rehabilitation; HOME Investment Partnership Act block grants to develop and support affordable housing for low-income residents; rental assistance under the Housing Choice Voucher Program, which benefits low-income households; public or subsidized housing for low-income individuals and families; homeless assistance provided through local communities and faith-based and other nonprofit organizations; and fair housing public education and enforcement.
Rental Housing, Homeless, Welfare Reform affordable housing for lowand moderate-income families; fair housing Accessibility National low income housing Coalition Dedicated solely to ending http://www.ahfc.state.ak.us/Hotlinks/rental-housing.htm
Changes To New Jersey Affordable Housing Law Knowledge Exchange / Affordable housing Reader / obligation to provide a realistic opportunity for the construction of low and moderate-income housing. http://www.planning.org/affordablereader/znzp/znoct03c.htm
Extractions: Knowledge Exchange Affordable Housing Reader document.write(document.title); Printer-Friendly Format Overview Policy Guides Domestic Policy Watch Growing Smart Legislative Guidebook ... Join APA APA is an outspoken advocate for planning. Become a member and join thousands of people who share your dedication to building strong, vibrant communities. Changes to New Jersey Affordable Housing Law By Rebecca Retzlaff, AICP The New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) â the state agency charged with administering New Jersey's fair-share housing program â has announced a plan to overhaul the system that has governed affordable housing planning in the state since 1985. The proposed changes will eliminate the fair-share formula in favor of a new "growth-share" approach. The new approach is a signiï¬cant change from the previous method of calculating affordable housing goals. It seeks to link the production of affordable housing with municipal development and growth, whereas the previous approach assigned housing goals based on population growth projections and other data. Although many housing advocates have argued for the growth-share methodology, COAH's approach has generated substantial opposition in the housing community, who see it as watering down its principles. The new "growth-share" approach seeks to link the production of affordable housing with municipal development and growth. Under the fair-share approach, municipalities that chose to adopt the fair-share goals established by COAH and plan for their allocated amount of affordable housing would receive protection from lawsuits brought by builders under the
Discimination This page is intended to provide basic fair housing information as well as for lowincome people. The fair housing Council of Greater San Antonio http://www.bexar.org/County/HHS/FairHousing/Discimination/discimination.htm
Extractions: Federal Fair Housing Act Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended by Congress in 1988, prohibits discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, familial status, sex, and handicap Prohibited Practices The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in the sale and rental of housing and prohibits racially discriminatory lending practices. It is against the law because of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status or handicap for landlords, real estate brokers, banks, other lending institutions, and/or insurance providers to: Refuse to rent or sell housing; Refuse to negotiate for housing;
Renter About fair housing / Tenant and Landlord Rights and Responsibilities These resources are perhaps most useful to lowincome households, including people with http://www.mhfa.state.mn.us/renters/renter_about.htm
Extractions: Tenant-Based Housing Subsidies / Housing Choice Vouchers The Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program (FHPAP) - Assists families with children, youth, and single adults who are homeless or are imminent risk of homelessness. This list provides contact numbers for local coordinators of the program. Emergency Assistance is available through Minnesota County Human Services Office s . Income-eligible families may generally apply for Emergency Assistance once per year. Assistance with utility bills is available for income-eligible households. Minnesota Energy Assistance Program Providers also include Community Action Organizations that offer housing help in a variety of ways. Many Community Action Agencies also offer homelessness prevention, rental assistance, and tenant education.
PRRAC - Board Of Directors executive officer of the National low income housing Coalition, Washington, DC, She currently has a Dallasbased practice as a fair housing and http://www.prrac.org/about_bod.php
Extractions: Fellowships/Grants Rev. Darrell Armstrong is pastor of historic Shiloh Baptist Church in Trenton, NJ - its third pastor in the last 100 years. He is the founder and Board Chair of the National Association of Foster Children, Inc. and is a member of the NJ Governor's Cabinet for Children. He chairs the Social Concerns Committee of the General Baptist Convention of NJ Supreme Court Committee on Minority Concerns. He is a trustee of the College of New Jersey. He holds a BA in Public Policy from Stanford and a Masters in Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary. John Charles Boger www.law.unc.edu Maria Blanco is Executive Director of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area. From 1999 to 2003 she was National Senior Counsel and Regional Counsel for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. She served on boards for the Hispanic National Bar Association, Bar Association of San Francisco, California Rural Legal Assistance, Northern California Coalition for Immigrant Rights, and La Clinica de la Raza. She co-authored several publications including Guidebook to California Employee Rights ( Golden Gate University Press) and Used and Abused: The Treatment of Undocumented Victims of Labor Law Violations Since Hoffman Plastic Compounds v. NLRB (Vol. 8, No.10.). Ms. Blanco was awarded the League of Women Voters Women Who Could be President Award, American Jewish Congress Mensches in the Trenches Award, San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Association Unity Award, MALDEFs Legal Services Award, and NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Award.
Extractions: Washington, D.C. 20410-0500 Dear Secretary Jackson: I. 2006 Budget 1. The Section 811 Supportive Housing Program how does the Department intend to address the housing needs of this population if the legislation is enacted? the basis HUD relied on in developing its view that the 811 program should no longer fund permanent supportive housing. 2. The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program HUD requested enough funding to renew the estimated 2 million rental assistance vouchers currently in use. Our third question is why HUD decided not to seek additional funding to meet the increased need of the growing number of low income renters for housing assistance.
CAPER - AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING rights under fair housing law entitled Do I Have a Right to fair housing Yes!. Scattering lower income housing increases the social, cultural and http://www.ci.phoenix.az.us/GRANTNSD/cpevi.html
Extractions: Searches Service Directory Word Search Calendar Maps Quick Links Airport/Sky Harbor City Jobs Departments A-Z Garbage/Recycling Mayor/City Council Online Services Public Meetings Public Safety What's New Mailing Lists This page requires JavaScript for full functionality. You may enable JavaScript through your browser's settings. Discover Phoenix Residents Businesses City Government ... Home City of Phoenix Additional Actions Undertaken to Implement the Overall Strategy Assessment of Annual Performance Maps The City of Phoenix has had a Fair Housing Ordinance since 1968. This ordinance was adopted by the City Council to conform to the legislative amendments made to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and has been amended periodically to keep pace with changes in Federal law. The ordinance outlines the City's fair housing policy, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or familial status in the sale or rental of housing and in other residential real estate related transactions. This policy is consistent with HUD's affirmative housing program administrative policy to achieve a range of housing choices for individuals of similar income levels and in housing market areas, regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or familial status.
NYSBA matrimonial clinics and new bankruptcy clinics for lowincome consumers New York Lawyers for the Public Interest to launch a fair housing http://www.nysba.org/Content/NavigationMenu/About_NYSBA/New_York_Bar_Foundation/
Extractions: Home About NYSBA New York Bar Foundation The following Grants, funded through gifts to The New York Bar Foundation, have been awarded, to date in 2005 The Association of the Bar of the City of New York Fund for continuation of Project SHIELD (Center for Self-Help, Information, Education and Legal Defense), providing a legal hotline staffed by volunteers and staff, matrimonial clinics and new bankruptcy clinics for low-income consumers The Brennan Center Bronx Defenders Capital District Court-Appointed Special Advocates for continuation of CASA services in Rensselaer County, providing additional volunteers to serve as court-appointed special advocates for matters in Rensselaer County Family Court involving children who are in foster care or, as a result of parental abuse of neglect situations, may be placed in foster care The Fund for Modern Courts The Greater Upstate Law Project Human Rights First for recruiting and training of volunteer attorneys from major New York law firms to represent indigent asylum seekers in legal proceedings LawHelp.Org
Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Research And Reports housing Assistance Council and the National housing law Project, April 2005 Serving the Affordable housing Needs of Older lowincome Renters A Survey http://www.novoco.com/Research_Center.shtml
Fair Housing saying the village s zoning laws might violate the federal fair housing Des Plaines has no housing set aside specifically for lowincome families. http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/fairhousing/chi-010712suburb
Extractions: home faqs sitemap contact us ... Government RESIDENTS Beach Information City Services Community Profile Events Forms Housing Current Housing Projects Community Development Block FAQ's Home Builder Guide ... Resources Human Services Job Openings Safety Information Volunteer Opportunities home residents housing Housing Resources There are public and non-profit agencies that specialize in providing assistance, counseling, or legal respresentation for lower-income Huntington Beach residents. Some of these are listed below: Fair Housing Council of Orange County - The City of Huntington Beach is committed to enforcing fair housing laws, but in particular to protect the rights of persons who believe that they have been the victims of discrimination in housing on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, handicap, familial status (generally, the presence of children in the household), or national origin. The Fair Housing Council of Orange County works on behalf of the City for this purpose. In addition to enforcing fair housing laws, the Fair Housing Council strives to improve housing conditions in Huntington Beach through landlord/tenant rights and responsibilities counseling, HUD certified housing counseling, and a mediation services for housing-related disputes. Fair Housing Council of Orange County 201 S. Broadway
Community Development a reality for lowincome first time homebuyers in the City of Murfreesboro. April is fair housing Month in the US and The City of Murfreesboro is http://www.murfreesborotn.gov/government/comm_dev/comm_dev_index.htm
Extractions: Murfreesboro, TN 37129 Community Development This housing program is administered through the Community Development Department and makes the dream of homeownership a reality for low-income first time homebuyers in the City of Murfreesboro. Participants in the program receive homebuyer education counseling and are offered an affordable second mortgage to assistance with the initial cost of purchasing a home. This program is funded with Community Development Block Grant Funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and other funds designated by the City for the housing program. More information on this program is available by clicking on Affordable Housing Assistance Program Brochure The Housing Rehabilitation Program provides a service to owner-occupant residents of the City whose household income is at or below 80% of the area median as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The owners housing rehab needs must meet the program guide and all homes are brought to area code standards. This program is made possible with funding available to the City from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant and the State of Tennessee HOME Program. The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing because of race or color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status (including children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians; pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18 or handicap (disability). If you believe someone has refused to rent or sell housing to you or refused to make a loan to you on any of these bases, please call the Community Development Department at (615) 890-4660.
Housing Discrimination housing Discrimination Your Right To fair housing for the elderly and individuals with disabilities and subsidized housing for low income families. http://www.drcnh.org/Housingdiscrim.htm
Extractions: Persons with disabilities can look to both state and federal law for protection against discrimination in housing based on their disability. New Hampshire RSA 354-A contains the Fair Housing provisions within the State Commission For Human Rights statutes. Federal protection comes from the Fair Housing Act (FHA), contained in Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which was amended in 1988 to include disabilities as a protected classification. Another avenue of federal protection can be found in Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which applies to programs that receive federal funding. Exempted from the law with respect to the sale or rental of housing units are owner-occupied buildings with no more than four units and single family housing that is sold or rented by the owner without the use of a real estate agent or broker as well housing that is owned and operated religious organizations and private clubs that limit occupancy to members. There are laws to protect people with disabilities from discrimatory practices in housing. If you feel that your rights, or the rights of someone you know, are being violated based on a disability, you need to take action. For more information on your rights to fair housing, including how to file a complaint and the applicable filing deadlines, please contact the Disabilities Rights Center, Inc. at 1-800-228-0432, the NH Commission for Human Rights at 603-271-2767, US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Housing Hub, Boston at 1-800-827-5005, The Fair Housing Project at NH Legal Assistance at 1-800-921-1115 or your private attorney.
Administration Housing Proposal Lays Groundwork, 5/9/05 Allow local housing agencies to raise rent burdens of lowincome families 9 Such actions would be prohibited by fair housing laws only if the action http://www.cbpp.org/5-9-05hous.htm
Extractions: Appendix: PDF View Related Reports More Topics... Back to Home Page - Publications by Subject - Press Room -Special Report Series About the Center - Board of Directors - Internship Programs - Job Opportunities - Staff Bios Join E-Mail List Donate to the Center If you cannot access the files through the links, right-click on the underlined text, click "Save Link As," download to your directory, and open the document in Adobe Acrobat Reader. An Administration proposal, recently introduced in Congress as the State and Local Housing Flexibility Act, would make fundamental changes to two of the nations primary low-income housing assistance programs the housing choice voucher program and public housing. The proposal would lay the groundwork for future cuts in funding for housing assistance and leave the more than 3 million low-income households assisted by these programs vulnerable to sharp rent increases and other harmful changes.
A 'tough And Gutsy' Advocate For Fair Housing In fact, enforcing fair housing laws which includes training and education It sets limits on new lowincome units in neighborhoods already saturated http://enquirer.com/editions/2002/10/10/tem_a_tough_and_gutsy.html
Extractions: The Cincinnati Enquirer She's a 69-year-old grandmother with arthritis flare-ups and a smoker's cough. But don't let that fool you. Karla Irvine is tough. Ask lawyers, landlords and Realtors about the executive director of Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME), a Walnut Hills-based non-profit agency that enforces fair-housing laws and pushes for integrated communities. Karla Irvine in her Walnut Hills office. ZOOM In the 25 years since she took the helm of HOME, Ms. Irvine has always viewed herself as a soldier in a larger war against racial injustice. Since the April 2001 riots, housing has become a priority in a city that continues to struggle with population loss, lack of affordable, quality units for low-income residents, resistance to subsidized housing and neighborhoods largely segregated by race. In working to change Cincinnati's housing landscape, Ms. Irvine has established HOME as a model program nationally. The agency trains housing providers to do their jobs the right way, assists people in moving out of poverty, and doesn't flinch when suing large insurance companies, real estate firms and landlords big and small.
The Campaign's Policy Proposal c/o National low income housing Coalition 1012 Fourteenth Street, NW, Suite 610 National Affordable housing Act (DavisBacon); and all fair housing laws http://www.nhtf.org/about/proposal.asp?sty=plain
City Of Monterey - Housing Search Referral Support Services Provides programs to assist lowincome Monterey County individuals and families to (HUD) fair housing Information - fair housing Laws and Complaints http://www.monterey.org/housing/search_referral/support_services.html
Extractions: Housing for the Homeless Rental Subsidies Supportive Housing Support Services There are roughly 440 rental units that are affordable at low and moderate incomes . Forty-one low cost units are on the books for construction in 2003. Our goal is to make those community members that qualify for and are interested in these units aware of their availability, and accordingly, help them fulfill their housing needs. In addition, support services are listed below for low- and moderate-income residents, senior citizens, special needs groups, nonprofit groups, and tenants with Section 8 housing vouchers
