Affirmatively furthering fair housing video and articles
For readers who have not yet had the opportunity to hear Michael Allen, partner at civil rights firm Relman & Dane speak on the Westchester County fair housing case and affirmatively further fair housing, check out the YouTube video of…
When Investors Buy Up the Neighborhood
As most REP blog readers know, the foreclosure crisis has disproportionately impacted low-income communities of color, homeowners and tenants alike. An outgrowth of the crisis has been the surge of investors buying up foreclosed properties. In many low-income communities with…
African-American women and eviction: A vicious cycle
In the low-income neighborhoods of many American cities, evictions are simply accepted as a part of life. However, as the New York Times recently reported (see A Sight All Too Familiar in Poor Neighborhoods, 2/28/10), a soon-to-be-published University of Wisconsin…
Disturbing trend in 11th Circuit re: Section 1983 cases against PHAs
A disturbing legal precedent has developed in the 11th Circuit regarding tenants’ abilities to sue Public Housing Authorities under 42 U.S.C. 1983. There, the Circuit Court and two District Courts have dismissed the Section 1983 claims brought by plaintiffs suing…
Countdown to 2042: Equity in America
By Angela Glover Blackwell One of the visible areas of pain in this current recession has been the subprime mortgage debacle which caused a wave of foreclosures among many borrowers of color who had been unfairly targeted for high interest loans by the nation’s…
Making the Case for Fair Housing: Evidence for Litigation and Actions for Stabilizing Communities Under Stress
By Jesus Hernandez Abundant research exists showing how the current wave of foreclosures from unsustainable subprime mortgage products has brought a devastating loss of wealth to non-white neighborhoods across the US. Accordingly, the case against racially concentrated subprime lending should…
