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1:   (HOUSING BIAS) Complaint Mulled In Child Bias : A HUD administrative law judge considers a housing discrimination complaint against Bristol, PA property owners and a management company alleging they violated the Fair Housing Act for refusing a mother with a child to rent 08/13/2010 1:02 PM

2:   (HOUSING BIAS) Luxury Housing Bias Alleged : Following a Chicago-area home sale that soured when the owners pulled their house from the market, HUD sues the owners and a real estate agent alleging bias in the transaction for the $1.7 million home 08/13/2010 12:59 PM

3:   (ARCHITECTS) Architects Absolved In Fair Housing Flap : A federal appeals court rules that a developer can't claim indemnification, breach of contract, or professional negligence against an architect who allegedly failed to design multifamily 06/04/2010 12:25 PM

4:   (DISABLED BIAS) Urban League Arm Faces Disabled Bias : HUD accuses the Urban League Housing Corp. of Greater Miami Inc. of refusing to make one of its housing units accessible for a disabled veteran. The civil rights group -- responsible for helping 04/23/2010 12:29 PM

5:   (TENANT PROTECTION) Tenant Protection Improvements Seen : While the House considers a bill to make permanent a law protecting tenants in rental properties during foreclosure, a study finds that the original bill is not protecting tenants as it should. The 04/09/2010 12:21 PM

6:   (DESEGREGATION) Westchester Plan Rejected Again : HUD's poster community selected to illustrate the department's new effort to desegregate all of the nation's ZIP codes has run into a second roadblock with officials rejecting its latest plan 03/19/2010 12:58 PM

7:   (NEIGHBORHOODS) Pittsburgh Seeks Westchester Solution : A Pittsburgh, PA councilman initiates a move to redirect Community Development Block Grant money to neighborhoods that need the most help. The CDBG program requires that grants focus on low- 03/05/2010 12:48 PM

8:   (DISCRIMINATION) HUD Seeks Homosexual Bias Rules : HUD officials begin to enlist residents in three cities with large homosexual populations -- Chicago, New York and San Francisco -- to prepare its initial study of housing discrimination against gays. 02/26/2010 12:33 PM

9:   (SETTLEMENT) Westchester Pact Under Review : Revisions of a new desegregation plan pushed by HUD on Westchester County, NY will be discussed in a series of meetings arranged by the federal housing monitor and county executive. The 02/19/2010 11:32 AM

10:   (HOUSING BIAS) New Anti-Housing Bias Law Sought : Fair housing advocates are pressing Congress to act on a measure that would add to the 1968 federal Fair Housing Act. Advocates say they can't keep pace with the volume of housing discrimination 02/19/2010 10:57 AM

11:   (DESEGREGATION) Anti-Bias Group Scoffs At Settlement : Westchester County, NY fails to comply with a settlement it agreed to last August to map plans form relocating minorities to low-cost housing in upscale white neighborhoods, an Anti-Discrimination 02/12/2010 12:15 PM

12:   (HOUSING BIAS) More Fair Housing Support Sought : Guided by HUD's new emphasis on enforcement of the 1968 Fair Housing Act, Rep. Al Green presses for action on a measure he introduced a year ago to authorize $20 million annually for a 01/22/2010 12:46 PM

13:   (CONDOS AND KIDS) Condo Kiddie Ban Draws HUD Ire : Homeowners, a management firm and condo association want a federal judge to determine whether they were wrong in requiring resident children to play in a field at the rear of the Stonecleave 12/11/2009 12:31 PM

14:   (SENIORS BIAS) St. Louis Tackles Senior Bias : A St. Louis, MO fair housing organization claims widespread discrimination against seniors by senior housing providers in the city's metropolitan area. A two-year study by the Metropolitan St. 10/09/2009 12:28 PM

15:   (FAITH DECISION) Churchgoers Ousted In Housing Pact : A Justice Dept. settlement with the GuideOne Mutual Insurance Co. of Iowa bans special discounts for churchgoers. The Justice complaint alleged the insurer violated the Fair Housing Act by 10/02/2009 12:22 PM

16:   (LAWSUIT) Defeat For Equal Rights Center : A lawsuit brought by the Washington, DC-based Equal Rights Center against Atlanta, GA-based Post Properties alleging disability discrimination has been rejected by the U.S. District Court for the 10/02/2009 12:19 PM

17:   (LAWSUIT) Fair Housing Settlement Approved : A fair housing settlement with HUD and the Justice Dept. is approved by the Westchester County, NY legislature. The agreement requires Westchester to create 750 new affordable houses in 09/25/2009 11:53 AM

18:   (DEVELOPMENT) County Wants Housing Fairness Vote : St. Bernard Parish officials in the suburban New Orleans area aim for a November special election to allow a vote on banning most apartment developments. The parish -- equivalent of a county -- lost 09/18/2009 12:12 PM

19:   (BIAS INITIATIVE) HUD Bias Campaign Accelerates : HUD's effort to combat racial segregation in housing opportunities continues with an investigation against Belleville, IL regarding allegations the city revised its zoning ordinances to reduce the 08/21/2009 12:49 PM

20:   (STORM RECOVERY) Post-Storm Development Back In Court : Backers of a proposed mixed-income development in Louisiana's St. Bernard Parish return to federal court alleging that parish officials continue to place roadblocks against the development. The parish 08/07/2009 11:54 AM

21:   (HOUSING BIAS) Fair Housing No Holds Barred : Rhode Island real estate officials are questioning what they consider hardball prosecution of an 87-year-old Cranston woman who wanted to rent her adjoining house to adults with no children or 07/24/2009 12:16 PM

22:   (FAIR HOUSING) Advocates Seek Foreclosure Remedies : Total outstanding mortgage debt now is at $12.8 trillion, the fixes we've tried aren't working, and intense moves are needed to ease the next inevitable wave of housing foreclosures, says Jim Carr, 05/05/2009 6:01 PM

23:   Housing Bias Complaint Upheld : A federal district judge orders St. Bernard Parish to lift its moratorium on construction of multifamily housing, saying the ban limits the availability of affordable housing for minorities because 03/27/2009 12:39 PM

24:   City Settles Housing Bias Complaint : The town of St. John will pay a $10,000 civil fine and file periodic reports with the Justice Dept. attesting it is complying with a settlement to allow a zoning variance for a disabled resident. 03/20/2009 12:19 PM

25:   Developer Flagged For Senior Bias : A Texas-based developer faces a Justice Department lawsuit alleging it did not meet accessibility requirements outlined in the federal Fair Housing Act. Justice alleges JPI Construction LP and a 03/13/2009 1:44 PM

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