Category: Fair Housing

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Basics of Fair Housing - English

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Did you know? It is illegal to discriminate in housing based on someone’s race, color, religion, national origin, sex, familial status, and disability. During this class you will learn about the history of fair housing, where fair housing applies, the importance of fair housing work, the seven protected classes, fair housing complaint statistics, fair housing laws, prohibited activities, accessibility features for new construction, use of criminal records, potential signs of discrimination, exemptions to the Fair Housing Act, who is held liable for housing discrimination, fair housing cases, and how to file a fair housing complaint inquiry with SERI. You will receive a certificate for attending the full class.

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News & Blog Posts about Fair Housing

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April is National Fair Housing Month!

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On April President Lyndon B Johnson signed the Fair Housing Act FHA that protects people from being discriminated against because of their of race national origin color religion sex sexual orientation and gender identity familial status or disability People are protected by the FHA when they are renting or buying a home seeking a...

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SERI PROVIDES AN INCLUSIVE EXPERIENCE ONLINE

As part of our diversity and inclusion strategy website visitors are now able to access a wide range of accessibility and language support tools to customize their digital experience through Recite Me assistive technology Being able to offer an inclusive experience is essential to support over of the population who may encounter barriers when...

NFHA Fair Housing Trends Report

National Fair Housing Alliance “2023 Fair Housing Trends Report” Finds Highest Rise in Complaints

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The National Fair Housing Alliance NFHA released their most recent report Fair Housing Trends Report which is part of their series of annual reports dating back to the mid- s Their recent report covers fair housing complaint data for highlights fair housing cases that were settled in FY and policy recommendations to combat the...

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索诺拉环境研究所有限公司喜获125,000 美元拨款帮助打击住房歧视现象

亚利桑那州土桑市 (Tucson, AZ)  –  根据美国住房和城市发展部 (HUD) 的《公平住房倡议计划》 (FHIP)，索诺拉环境研究所有限公司（Sonora Environmental Research Institute, Inc.，以下简称为“SERI”）获得了125,000 美元的拨款，用于打击图桑大都市地区的住房歧视现象。联邦政府的《公平住房法》保护人们在住房方面免受基于种族、国籍、肤色、宗教、性别、家庭状况和残疾的歧视。这些是受联邦政府保护的七个类别。住房歧视现象仍然存在，特别是在租赁、房地产销售、贷款和房主保险交易等方面。住房歧视影响到许多家庭，特别是那些生活在贫困中的家庭，他们最容易在住房方面受到不公平待遇。

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SERI AWARDED 125K TO FIGHT HOUSING DISCRIMINATION

Tucson AZ SERI has been awarded K to fight housing discrimination in the Tucson Metropolitan Area under the U S Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD Fair Housing Initiatives Program FHIP The federal Fair Housing Act protects people from discrimination in housing on the basis of race national origin color religion sex familial...

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We Are Now A “Relay Friendly” Partner

We took a free training course hosted by the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing (ACDHH) on how to receive and place Arizona Relay Service (AZRS) calls and are pleased to announce that we are now a certified AZRS “Relay Friendly” Partner.

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