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  There are many things to consider when finding a home. Discrimination isn’t one of them. In May 2017, The ERC launched its Fair Housing Advice Column! We know many residents in the [...]

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  There are many things to consider when finding a home, discrimination isn’t one of them. The ERC is excited to announce the launch of its first Fair Housing Advice Column in its home [...]

By Katherine Pearson, Director of Accessibility Rights In December, CBS’s 60 Minutes highlighted the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in a segment on drive-by lawsuits. The piece focused on [...]

By Melvina Ford, Executive Director To help multifamily housing providers build accessible housing for people living with disabilities, the Equal Rights Center (ERC) has launched the first ever [...]

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY’S REFUSAL TO RENT TO DISTRICT VOUCHER HOLDERS IS UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION By Kate Scott, Deputy Director Washington, D.C. – The Equal Rights Center (ERC), a civil [...]

By Kate Scott, Deputy Director Join the ERC and Partners in Celebrating Fair Housing Month at These Events Around the Greater Washington DC Region This week marked the anniversary of Dr. King’s [...]

By Kate Scott, Deputy Director The Equal Rights Center is excited to release its newest publication, Criminal Records Screening and Fair Housing: A Toolkit for Consumers . The toolkit is designed [...]

By Kate Scott, Deputy Director The Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs (“WLC”) and Equal Rights Center (“ERC”) strongly oppose President Trump’s proposed budget cuts [...]

By Kate Scott, Director of Fair Housing Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued a final rule on implementation of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of [...]