ERC Submits Comments on Draft of DC’s Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice
On October 28th, 2019, the ERC submitted the following comments to the DC Department of Housing and Community Development:
Disparate Impact: A Crucial Fair Housing Protection Under Attack
Disparate impact liability has been crucial in preventing seemingly harmless policies from disproportionately impacting vulnerable populations. Now, the Department of Housing and Urban [...]
Housing Discrimination Shouldn’t Be Another Roadblock for Survivors of Domestic Violence
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Survivors of domestic violence need safe places to live, but discrimination can make it difficult to secure stable housing.
How Criminal Background Checks Can Prevent People with Disabilities from Finding Stable Housing
Overly broad criminal background screening policies can create obstacles for many people already disadvantaged in the housing market – including people with disabilities.
Impossible Minimum Income Requirements Prevent Voucher Holders from Finding Housing
Minimum income requirements set by housing providers to screen out housing voucher holders are illegal source of income discrimination.
Combating Sexual Harassment in Housing Requires Prioritizing the Safety of Survivors First
To truly respond to the needs of victims and survivors of sexual harassment in housing, low barrier access to financial resources must be made available to low income people that are experiencing [...]
D.C. Landlord Lists “KKK” as Potential Referral Source in Online Application
A client came to the ERC with a shocking finding on a housing provider's online application. Regardless of the intention, the impact was racial discrimination.
New HUD Proposal Puts Homeless Transgender People’s Lives at Risk
HUD seeks to reverse the Equal Access Rule, potentially giving shelters license to house transgender people based on their sex assigned at birth rather than their gender identity. Single-sex [...]
Proposed CFPB Rules About Home Loan Data Ignore the Harms of Redlining at Our Communities’ Peril
Uncovering redlining and lending discrimination will be undeniably more difficult if the CFPB loosens regulations on lenders’ obligation to collect and report data and hinders the public’s [...]
Voucher Discrimination Has Consequences
The exclusion of low-income individuals and families, especially African American families, from the private rental market contributes to the ongoing patterns of gentrification and displacement [...]
