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01/25/2012 - 3:38pm
HUD Issues Determination of Reasonable Cause in Holyoke Housing Discrimination Case
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Holyoke, MA, Wednesday January 25, 2012. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a...
12/16/2011 - 2:01pm
MFHC’s recent settlement promoting the right of children to live inlead-safe housing was covered by WFCR.
http://www.nepr.net/news/realty-firm-responds-fair-housing-complaint
12/08/2011 - 9:15am
Massachusetts Attorney General, Martha Coakley, filed suit in Massachusetts state court last week against five national mortgage lenders. The suit was filed against Bank of America Corp., J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Wells Fargo & Co., Citigroup Inc., and Ally Financial, and alleges that their practices employed in foreclosure proceedings were unlawful and deceptive. Despite trying to...
11/17/2011 - 5:24pm
A bill which protects individuals from discrimination and hate crimes based on gender identity and expression in Massachusetts has been passed in both houses of the state legislature. Gov. Deval Patrick, who supports the bill, is expected to sign it. This legislation makes Massachusetts the 16th state to protect transgender individuals from discrimination. While the bill does not include...
10/21/2011 - 4:51pm
Massachusetts Fair Housing Center Executive Director, Attorney Meris L. Bergquist, has been given the 2011 Paul Batch Award from the Stavros Center for Independent Living for her exemplary work on behalf of Deaf individuals. The awards presentation took place on October 20, 2011 at the Stavros Access Awards Luncheon where Ms. Bergquist received the award from her long time client and...
09/28/2011 - 1:54pm
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that they have charged a Springfield, Massachusetts landlord for violating the Fair Housing Act. The Housing Discrimination Project, doing business as The Massachusetts Fair Housing Center, provided the testing evidence for this case. HUD stated that it is charging Craig Robbins with refusing to rent or show an...
09/22/2011 - 5:08pm
Senator John Kerry has proposed legislation that would amend the Fair Housing Act to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals from housing and credit discrimination. The bill is called the Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act. Senator Kerry points out that, “It’s hard to believe that in 2011, any law-abiding, tax-paying American who can pay the rent can’t...
09/02/2011 - 11:14am
The Emergency Homeowners’ Loan Program (EHLP) is now accepting additional applications in Massachusetts, among other states, to try and make resources available to more struggling homeowners. EHLP helps homeowners who have had a reduction in income and are risking foreclosure. The program has the potential to give eligible homeowners an interest-free loan to pay some of their mortgage each...
08/24/2011 - 4:14pm
The Springfield City Council has passed a rule that forces banks to mediate with homeowners before foreclosing on their homes. If the bank does not, they will be charged a fine of $300 per day. The Springfield City Council has also passed a second rule that makes banks put a $10,000 bond on vacant and foreclosed homes. This is being called the strongest anti-foreclosure legislation in...
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