#fairhousingact — Public Fediverse posts
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"Federal discrimination lawsuit filed over whites-only housing development in Arkansas...
Return to the Land’s settlement near Ravenden is only open to whites, Christians and heterosexuals...""Missouri resident Michelle Walker’s complaint...states that Return to the Land’s rejection of her application to buy land violated the Fair Housing Act and Civil Rights Act on the federal and state levels..."
"...Walker’s November 2025 application to buy land from Return to the Land included questions about her and her family’s religion and ancestry, which surprised her because they were “clearly violating federal and state fair housing laws prohibiting consideration of race and religion in a land-sale decision,” the complaint states..."
"...Walker is a white Christian woman who has Jewish ancestry, a Black husband and biracial children, according to the complaint. The Return to the Land online application portal deemed Walker’s family “not an ideal fit” for the organization."
"...Applicants are required to submit photos or a video “to confirm that they appear white” and are encouraged to submit DNA test results to back up their claims of their ancestry, the complaint states...."
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Trump’s “Homes for People” Plan Distracts From Failing Policies, Experts Say
Trump's proposal to ban institutional investors from buying homes won't make up for damage of tariffs and deportations. -
Trump trying to relive his early Queens real estate glory days, denying apartments to African Americans.
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HUD Whistleblowers Say Trump Admin Is Gutting Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws
The White House is “systematically destroying” protections for renters and homeowners, Sen. Elizabeth Warren says. -
In rural Arkansas, the founders of Return to the Land are creating a whites-only community, screening applicants with ancestry checks and claiming a legal exemption for private associations. Despite their belief that current political shifts may help them in court, housing experts say this is a clear violation of federal law. With the Arkansas AG investigating and the ACLU insisting the Fair Housing Act bans all racial discrimination, can the group’s legal gamble succeed? Find out more: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/realestate/arkansas-white-housing-return-to-land.html?smid=nytcore-android-share #Arkansas #housing #FairHousingAct #discrimination #news #CivilRights #ReturntotheLand
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Federal Housing Agency Adopts English-Only Policy
HUD’s deputy secretary says the agency will speak in “one language” to fulfill its mission to help those in need.
https://murica.website/2025/08/federal-housing-agency-adopts-english-only-policy/
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A bill that would restrict Texas land sales to people connected with the governments of China, Iran, North Korea and Russia is heading for Gov. Greg Abbott's desk. If he signs the measure into law, it could lead to a swift legal challenge.
#Business #Housing #Immigration #International #National #News #Politics #Texas #2025TexasLegislature #AntiAsianLaws #FairHousingAct #ForeignLandOwnership #FourteenthAmendment #TexasHouseRepresentativeGeneWu
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Judge reduces penalties against sober-house owner who expected sex from women tenants from $3.8 million to $1.4 million; feds have 10 days to appeal
https://www.universalhub.com/2025/judge-reduces-penalty-against-sober-house-owner#Boston #Dorchester #Roxbury #Lynn #lawsuits #FairHousingAct
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Song of the Day April 11 2024
In commemoration of the 56th Anniversary of President Johnson signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 aka The Fair Housing Act
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1968
President Lyndon Johnson - Remarks on Signing the Civil Rights Act of 1968
https://youtu.be/Q11kvbJy0cs?si=zVpogIMxRROUyr4h
#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #April11 #PresidentJohnson #CivilRightsAct #FairHousingAct #1968 #BlackHistory #AmericanHistory #LyndonBainesJohnson #LBJ #CivilRightsAct #Justice #FairHousing #MartinLutherKing
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Via #IsiahHolmes, #Brookfield alder who disparaged #AffordableHousing avoids censure as many residents turn out to support him. #AlderMikeHallquist
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Racial covenants, a relic of the past, are still on the books across the US
... What Selders found was a racially restrictive covenant in the Prairie Village Homeowners Association property records that says, "None of said land may be conveyed to, used, owned, or occupied by negroes as owners or tenants." The covenant applied to all 1,700 homes in the homeowners association, she said. ...
https://www.npr.org/2021/11/17/1049052531/racial-covenants-housing-discrimination
#race #racism #discrimination #housing #kansas #RestrictiveCovenants #FairHousingAct #BLM
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Facebook Engages in Housing Discrimination With Its Ad Practices, U.S. Says - The Department of Housing and Urban Development sued the company for violating the federal Fair Ho... more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/28/us/politics/facebook-housing-discrimination.html?partner=rss&emc=rss #housingandurbandevelopmentdepartment #realestateandhousing(residential) #suitsandlitigation(civil) #advertisingandmarketing #computersandtheinternet #civilrightsandliberties #fairhousingact(1968)
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Facebook Engages in Housing Discrimination via Its Ad Practices, U.S. Says - The Department of Housing and Urban Development sued the company for violating the federal Fair Ho... more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/28/us/politics/facebook-hud-discrimination.html?partner=rss&emc=rss #housingandurbandevelopmentdepartment #realestateandhousing(residential) #suitsandlitigation(civil) #advertisingandmarketing #computersandtheinternet #civilrightsandliberties #fairhousingact(1968)
