Housing Discrimination

• Eleanor Smith vividly recalls the first time she experienced housing discrimination. Then in her 30s, Smith and a friend had been driving around neighborhoods in Decatur, Ga.
(Huffington Post)
• A vote for the proposed amendments is a vote for equal treatment of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in public accommodations, jobs and housing — a vote against discrimination.
(Florida Times-Union)
• For more information about how to file a complaint or to become educated about protections under the Fair Housing Act, contact the Office of Human Rights and Equity Programs at 703-324-2953, TTY 03-324-2900 or www.fairfaxcounty.
(Virginia Connection Newspapers)
• GEORGETOWN — Reflecting a nationwide trend, housing discrimination persists in Williamson County, according to a fair housing report presented to the county commissioners court Tuesday.
(Austin American-Statesman)
• Community-based organizations (CBOs) dealing with immigrants, families with children, the disabled and other underserved consumers are reporting that housing discrimination remains a widespread problem in the U.S.
(Mortgageorb)
• And if they got it wrong, criminal penalties would follow. Tenants would be subject to increased housing discrimination and potential homelessness, including a disproportionate number of Latinos, legal permanent residents and citizens alike.
(The Star-Ledger - NJ.com (blog))
• Council members also gave their first hints at attitudes toward a bill that would ban discrimination in housing, employment or public accommodations based on sexual orientation.
(Florida Times-Union)
• Nearly 70 percent of the nation's community-based organizations say housing discrimination continues unabated, especially against immigrants, disabled people, and families with children, results of a recent survey indicate.
(Philadelphia Daily News)
• The U.S.
(jdsupra.com)