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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
