Housing Equality Law Project-HELP

06/28/2022

Facebook Parent Meta Agrees to End Alleged Discriminatory Practices in Housing Ads

On June 21, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit and a settlement framework with Meta Platforms, Inc. (previously known as Facebook) to...

07/01/2020

https://apple.news/Au65JgPokQg6shQ-JeaUPOQ

In the last year alone, HUD has proposed rolling back two key Obama-era rules meant to crack down on housing segregation.

01/23/2020

https://apple.news/AT7lMagzFRjSAo7cyneUcoQ

A man had just received his settlement check from a race discrimination lawsuit. But when he went to the bank to deposit it, the police were called.

12/10/2019

https://twitter.com/unocha/status/1204409258445541376

“🔹Children 🔹Women 🔹Internally displaced people 🔹Elderly 🔹Refugees HUMAN RIGHTS ARE FOR EVERYONE https://t.co/ljdPHtATc7”

12/04/2019

The document stated that “no persons other than those wholly of the white Caucasian race shall use, occupy or reside" on the property.

The document stated that “no persons other than those wholly of the white Caucasian race shall use, occupy or reside" on the property.

11/18/2019

https://projects.newsday.com/long-island/real-estate-agents-black-buyers/

Newsday’s black testers experienced unequal treatment 49% of the time when compared with white buyers.

11/04/2019

HELP quoted in the WAPO Times!

Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft have collectively pledged billions of dollars toward housing campaigns this year. Some advocates say it’s not enough.

11/03/2019

Defending Against Unprecedented Attacks on Fair Housing We invite you to read NFHA’s 2019 Fair Housing Trends Report which assesses the latest trends in fair housing. The Trump administration and housing industry players have launched unprecedented attacks on fair housing.… Continue Reading 2019...

10/31/2019

https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/rents-tick-down-in-san-mateo-if-only-temporarily/article_89437bc2-fb90-11e9-bbd8-47fd7abbd46d.html

Rents in San Mateo ticked down incrementally over the past month, according to national experts who said the unusual shift in rates is not expected to last over a sustained

10/10/2019

http://kscj.com/2019/10/09/judges-send-service-animal-housing-discrimination-case-back-to-court/

The Iowa Court of Appeals says the Sioux City Human Rights Commission may sue the owners of rental properties for housing discrimination for rejecting renters with disabilities who asked to keep companion animals in their home. A three-judge panel ruled Wednesday that the city and commission have st...

10/09/2019

These cases threaten the civil rights of everyone in America, regardless of gender identity or s*xual orientation.

If the Trump administration gets its way, the court could destroy s*x discrimination law as we know it.