February 2017 – Legal Services of Eastern Michigan Fair Housing Center

This blog was created in an effort to provide educational materials to citizens within the Fair Housing Center of Eastern Michigan’s jurisdictions. We hope to be able to provide periodic updates to this blog in order to complete this mission.

HUD Press Releases

Secretary Carson Kicks-Off National Healthy Homes Month - Announces Protect Our Kids! Campaign to Enforce Lead Safety Rules June 1, 2018

WASHINGTON - June is National Healthy Homes Month. This year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is focused on protecting current and future generations of children from exposure to lead-based paint hazards in older homes.

HUD Kicks Off National Homeownership Month 2018 May 31, 2018

WASHINGTON - June begins National Homeownership Month, a time of year when the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and others mark the importance of owning a home and the impact it has on the lives of American families, local neighborhoods and to the nation's economic health. This year's theme is National Homeownership Month 2018 […]

HUD Approves Agreement Between Nevada Real Estate Companies and Applicant Resolving Claims of Disability Discrimination May 28, 2018

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it has approved a Conciliation Agreement between Delta House Investments, LLC in Reno, Nevada, and Premier Realty, Inc., of Carson City, Nevada, and a prospective tenant resolving allegations that they denied the applicant's request to have an assistance animal.