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The ERC submitted a comment noting changes that should be made to ensure maximum impact, and encouraging the Biden administration to implement the final rule quickly.

The ERC submitted a comment commending the plan's collaborative approach and emphasis on affordable housing.

Take advantage of this chance to amplify your perspective and strengthen this critical tool for advancing housing justice: submit a comment by April 10, 2023.

The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and eight local government partners have launched a survey to collect feedback from residents.

The ERC has submitted a comment to HUD urging the agency to withdraw its proposed rule change regarding transgender people's access to HUD-funded homeless shelters.

Today, in celebration of Fair Housing Month 2020, the Equal Rights Center (ERC) released a new video to help explain new guidance about assistance animals from the U.S. Department of Housing and [...]

On January 28, 2020, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a notice on “Assessing a Person’s Request to Have an Animal as a Reasonable Accommodation Under the Fair [...]

By Melvina Ford, Executive Director of the Equal Rights Center It is a simple fact that zip codes matter. When my now four-year-old son was about to be born, I drove a bit of distance to deliver [...]

By Snehee Khandeshi, ERC Fair Housing Program Coordinator Earlier this week, Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) events took place across the globe to memorialize the victims of hate crimes [...]

The Equal Rights Center (ERC) has been awarded two grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Fair Housing Initiative Program (FHIP). “The ERC is honored to be a [...]