Housing
discrimination is a painful, stubborn reality for people
of color in the United States. All too often, substandard
segregated housing in minority communities exacerbates economic,
political and educational disparities. In an effort to overcome
these problems, the Fair Housing and Community Development
Project litigates fair housing lawsuits under the Fair Housing
Act to challenge discrimination in rental and private markets
as well as in public and assisted housing. The Project has
obtained millions of dollars in relief for our fair housing
clients and trains numerous local private attorneys to handle
fair housing cases and to accept referral cases from fair
housing councils that use testing to confirm legitimate
complaints of housing discrimination. The Project also works
with African American and other minority communities to
promote and support community development activities that
address the legacy of disinvestment and discriminatory practices
by government and private entities. The Project provides
litigation and transactional legal services to existing
and emerging community development corporations (CDC's).
Recent Developments
Housing and Community Development Staff
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