Fair Housing

In recent months, ERC Executive Director Kate Scott and Fair Housing Rights Program Manager Susie McClannahan have joined discussions on radio shows to share their fair housing expertise. 

Through a recent testing investigation, the ERC uncovered likely discriminatory behavior against people with disabilities by a housing provider operating in Maryland and Washington, DC.

Through a recent testing investigation, the ERC uncovered likely discriminatory behavior against people with disabilities by a housing provider in Arlington, Virginia.

This blog post seeks to dispel some common misconceptions and help housing providers to better serve d/Deaf and hard of hearing consumers.

Today, the Equal Rights Center (ERC) and a local renter filed suit to challenge Vaughan Place Apartments’ unlawful refusals to accept vouchers as a source of income to pay the rent.

On April 29, 2021, the ERC presented an educational webinar in celebration of Fair Housing Month.

The ERC is thrilled to offer four Fair Housing Month events, presented in collaboration with partners across the Greater Washington, DC region.

Susie McClannahan testified on behalf of the ERC at the DC Office of Human Rights Performance Oversight Hearing on March 5,  2021, at 12 pm.

The ERC submitted testimony regarding the DC Housing Authority's performance to the Committee on Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization on March 1,  2021.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a memorandum announcing the agency “will administer and enforce the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual [...]