Southwest Fair Housing Council (SWFHC) was instrumental in pre-litigation settlement of claims that Monarch Investment & Management Group—a major regional housing management company—failed to provide American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters to prospective tenants in Colorado, Arizona and Michigan.
Read MoreDisability violations continue to be the most common fair housing violation in Arizona and nationally. Disability protections go beyond standard protections, allowing persons with disabilities to request reasonable accommodations and modifications to allow them full use and enjoyment of their property.
Read MoreIn 2016, The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released guidance counseling housing providers that their use of criminal records in housing-related transactions could be in violation of fair housing laws. Despite this, Southwest Fair Housing Council’s Enforcement Department routinely receives calls from individuals who have been denied housing due to their criminal background.
Read MoreSWFHC had an amazing year. We are happy to share with you some of our highlights.
Read More“The American Housing and Economic Mobility Act confronts the shameful history of government-backed housing discrimination and is designed to benefit those families that have been denied opportunities to build wealth because of the color of their skin,” Sen. Warren
Read MoreAdditional protections could be coming! Veteran status and source of income could be two protections added under the fair housing act.
Read MoreFHA prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities, which includes HIV/AIDS,
Read MoreThe federal Fair Housing Act (FHA) (42 U.S. Code §§ 3601-3619 and 3631) protects tenants against discrimination based on seven protected classes, including “familial status.” This means that if you refuse to rent to tenants simply because they have kids or you treat tenants differently because they have children, you may be violating federal law.
Read MoreThe 2015 ruling by the Supreme Court upheld and established that the Fair Housing Act allows lawsuits based on disparate impact, meaning a law or practice can be determined to have a discriminatory effect even if it wasn’t based on a discriminatory purpose.
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