Publications, Brochures, Studies and Guides
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FHCWM Newsletters
Fair Housing News Volume 1 - 2023
Bản tin Nhà ở Công Tập I — 2023
Noticias de Vivienda Justa Volumen 1 - 2023
Fair Housing News Volume 2 - 2021
Noticias de Vivienda Justa Volumen 2 - 2021
Fair Housing News Volume 1 - 2021
Noticias de Vivienda Justa Volumen 1 - 2021
General Fair Housing and FHCWM information
Fair Housing Center Fact Sheet (2021) - Your Fair Housing Rights
Hoja Informativa (2021) - Sus Derechos De Vividenda Justa
Fair Housing Center Fact Sheet (2021) - Introduction to Fair Housing (includes info about the FHCWM)
Hoja Informativa (2021) - Introducción a la Vivienda Justa (incluye información sobre el FHCWM)
49507! Project
FHCWM Report (2015) - Final Report on the 49507! Project
Fair Housing for Seniors
FHCWM Report (2013) - Fair Housing for Seniors in Kent County: A Guide for Seniors, Caretakers and Housing Providers
Fair Housing Center Fact Sheet (2022) - Fair Housing for Older Adults
Hoja Informativa (2022) - Vivienda justa y adultos mayores
Disability
HUD/DOJ Joint Statement (May 17, 2004) - Reasonable Accommodations Under the Fair Housing Act
HUD Memo (June 12, 2006) - Insurance Policy Restrictions as a Defense for Refusals to Make a Reasonable Accommodation
HUD/DOJ Joint Statement (March 5, 2008) - Reasonable Modifications Under the Fair Housing Act
HUD Memo (February 17, 2011) - ADA Regulations and Assistance Animals as Reasonable Accommodations Under the Fair Housing Act & Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
HUD FHEO Notice (January 28, 2020) - Assessing a Person's Request to Have an Animal as a Reasonable Accommodation under the Fair Housing Act
HUD Assistance Animals and Fair Housing (2023) - webinar, fact sheet and tool
HUD/DOJ Joint Statement (April 30, 2013) - Accessibility Requirements for Covered Multifamily Dwellings
Fair Housing Center Sample Form (2015) - Reasonable Accommodation & Modification Request Response Form
El Centro de Vividenda Justa Formulario de Muestra (2015) - Ejemplo de Respuesta para una Modificación Razonable y/o Solicitud para una Modificación Razonable
Fair Housing Center Fact Sheet (2020) - Supporting Requests for Assistance Animals in Housing
Hoja Informativa (2020) - Cómo apoyar las solicitudes para Animales de Asistencia en la Vivienda
Housing Industry Guidebook (2020) - A Housing Professional's Guide to Reasonable Accommodations and Modifications Under the Fair Housing Act
Housing Consumer Guidebook (2020) - A Guide to Requesting Reasonable Accommodations and Modifications Under the Fair Housing Act
Guía para Consumidor de Vivienda (2020) - Una guía para solicitar adaptaciones y modificaciones razonables de acuerdo con la Ley de Vivienda Justa (Fair Housing Act)
Fair Housing Resource Guide (2020) - Assistance Animals in Housing
Guía de Recursos (2020) - Animales de Asistencia en la Vivienda
Fair Housing Sample Policy (2020) - Sample Assistance Animal Policy
Fair Housing Center Fact Sheet (2021) - Fair Housing for Persons with Disabilities
Hoja Informativa (2021) - Para Personas con Discapacidad
Fair Housing Article (2021) - What protections do people with disabilities have? Fair Housing, Assistance Animals, and More
Articulo de Noticias (2021) - ¿Qué clase de protección tienen las personas con discapacidades? Vivienda justa, animales de asistencia y más
Sample ASL Reasonable Accommodation Policy (2021) - Providing Effective Communication for Deaf or Hard of Hearing Residents and Applicants
Familial Status
Federal Guidance (1992) - Requirements Concerning Lead Based Paint and the Fair Housing Act
Fair Housing Center Brochure (2022) - Providing Fair and Lead-Safe Housing
El Centro de Vividenda Justa folleto (2022) - Proveyendo vivienda justa y a salvo de plomo
HUD Policy (December 22, 1998) - Fair Housing Enforcement Occupancy Standards; Statement of Policy (Keating Memo)
HUD Final Rule (April 2, 1999) - Implementation of the Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995
Fair Housing Center Fact Sheet (2022) - Fair Housing & Occupancy Standards
Hoja Informativa (2022) - Estándares de Vivienda Justa y de Ocupación
Fair Housing Center Guidebook (2022) - A Guide for Determining Occupancy Limits based on Local Restrictions
Guía (2022) - Para determinar los límites de ocupación conforme a las restricciones locales
Persons with Limited English Proficiency
HUD Office of General Counsel Guidance (2016) - on Fair Housing Act Protections for Persons with Limited English Proficiency
HUD Final Guidance (2007) to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons
Frequently Asked Questions for HUD Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Final Guidance (2007)
Fair Housing Center Fact Sheet (2017) - Fair Housing & Limited English Proficiency
Hoja Informativa (2017) - Vivienda Justa y Trato Igual para Personas con Dominio Limitado en el inglés
Gender/Sexual Harassment
HUD Memo (November 17, 2008) - Questions and Answers on Sexual Harassment under the Fair Housing Act
HUD Final Rule (October 27, 2010) - Violence Against Women Act Conforming Amendments
Fair Housing Center Tear-Off Poster (Tenant 2019) - Sexual Harassment by a landlord is housing discrimination (tenant perspective)
El Centro de Vividenda Justa póster (Inquilo 2019) - El acoso sexual por parte de un arrendador constituye discriminación relacionada con la vivienda (inquilino)
Fair Housing Center Tear-Off Poster (Landlord 2019) - Sexual Harassment by a landloard is housing discrimination (landlord perspective)
El Centro de Vividenda Justa póster (arrendador 2019) - El acoso sexual por parte de un arrendador constituye discriminación relacionada con la vivienda (arrendador)
LGBT Persons
Executive Order 13988 on Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation (2021)
HUD Memo (February 11, 2021) - Implementation of Executive Order 13988 on the Enforcement of the Fair Housing Act
HUD Final Rule (2012) - Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Regardless of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity
Fair Housing Center Fact Sheet (2021) - Fair Housing for LGBT Persons
Hoja Informativa (2021) - Vivienda Justa para Personas LGBT
Students
Fair Housing Center Fact Sheet - Fair Housing for Students
Student Homeseeker Guidebook (2017) - A Student's Guide to Reasonable Accommodations Under the Fair Housing Act
Student Housing Industry Guidebook (2017) - A Student Housing Professional's Guide to Reasonable Accommodations Under the Fair Housing Act
People with Criminal Records
HUD Office of General Counsel Guidance (2016) - on Application of Fair Housing Act Standards to the Use of Criminal Records by Providers of Housing and Real Estate-Related Transactions
HUD Office of Public and Indian Housing Guidance (2015) - for Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) and Owners of Federally-Assisted Housing on Excluding the Use of Arrest Records in Housing Decisions
Fair Housing Center Fact Sheet (2022) - Fair Housing & Criminal Background Screening
Hoja Informativa (2022) - Vivienda Justa y Revisión de Antecedentes Penales
Advertising
HUD Memo (January 9, 1995) - Guidance Regarding Advertisements Under 804(c) of the Fair Housing Act (Achtenberg)
Fair Housing Center Fact Sheet (2020) - Advertising and Human Models in Senior Housing
Local Nuisance and Crime-Free Housing Ordinances Against Victims of Domestic Violence, Others
HUD Office of General Counsel Guidance (2016) - on Application of Fair Housing Act Standards to the Enforcement of Local Nuisance and Crime-Free Housing Ordinances Against Victims of Domestic Violence, Other Crime Victims, and Others Who Require Police or Emergency Services
Disparate Impact
HUD Final Rule (February 15, 2013) - Implementation of the Fair Housing Act’s Discriminatory Effects Standard
Immigration Status and Housing Discrimination
HUD Memo - Immigration Status and Housing Discrimination Frequently Asked Questions In English
HUD Memo - El estatus migratorio y la discriminación en la vivienda — preguntas frecuentes
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH)
Fair Housing Center Fact Sheet - AFFH Fact Sheet (2015)
Fair Housing Center Fact Sheet - Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan Overview
Zoning and Land Use
Fair Housing Center Fact Sheet - Fair Housing, Zoning and Land Use
HUD/DOJ Joint Statement (November 10, 2016) - State and Local Land Use Laws and Practices and the Application of the Fair Housing Act
Other
Fair Housing Center Fact Sheet - Fair Housing for Refugees
Fair Housing Center Fact Sheet (2021) - Fair Housing for Condominium Associations
Hoja Informativa (2021) - Vivienda Justa para Asociaciones de Condominios
Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice Studies
City of Grand Rapids and Kent County (2021)
City of Wyoming (2020)
Michigan State Housing Development Authority (2016)
Muskegon County, and Cities of Muskegon, Muskegon Heights and Norton Shores (2015)
Regional Consolidated Plans
City of Grand Rapids and Kent County (2021-2025)
City of Muskegon, Muskegon Heights and Norton Shores (2021-2025)
Other
Michigan's Statewide Housing Plan (2022)
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