“Combat the Tide of Worsening Segregation”: ERC Comments on District’s Annual Action Plan
ERC submitted comments on the District's draft Annual Action Plan, noting where leaders must do more to meet residents' housing needs.
Source of Income Discrimination Perpetuates Racial Segregation in DC
The Housing Choice Voucher Program can and should be a tool used to desegregate DC and correct the harms done by decades of racist policy, and DCHA has made great strides to achieve this goal, [...]
The Community Reinvestment Act: Past, Present, and an Uncertain Future
The Community Reinvestment Act mandated that, wherever banks operate, they must meet the credit needs of the “entire community, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods.” Now, the Office [...]
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing: Proposed Rule Fails to Address Discrimination and Segregation
The proposed rule reverses many of the positive aspects of the 2015 rule and, instead of working to affirmatively further fair housing, would likely allow the further entrenchment of patterns of [...]
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.
