Fair Housing Center of Southwest Michigan

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Mission Statement

The Fair Housing Center of Southwest Michigan is committed to eliminating all forms of housing discrimination in Southwest Michigan through fair housing education, enforcement and advocacy..

Vision Statement

The Fair Housing Center of Southwest Michigan recognizes the importance of “home” as a component of the American dream. We envision a country free of housing discrimination where every individual, group and community enjoys equal housing opportunity and access in a bias-free and open housing market. We envision a country where integrated neighborhoods are the norm, and private and public sectors guarantee civil rights in an open and barrier-free community committed to healing the history of discrimination in America.

Our Service Area

We serve the following counties in Michigan

Allegan
Barry
Berrien
Branch
Calhoun
Cass
Kalamazoo
St. Joseph
Van Buren

News

Alabama real estate company resolves discrimination claims LLB&B, a Mobile, Ala.-based real estate company, will pay $29,000 as part of a settlement to resolve allegations that one of its agents denied a home tour ...
Posted May 22, 2013, 10:13 AM by Theresa Reynolds
ST. BERNARD PARISH, LOUISIANA, AGREES TO $2.5 MILLION SETTLEMENT TO RESOLVE HOUSING DISCRIMINATION LAWSUITS WASHINGTON – The Justice Department and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)announced today that St. Bernard Parish, La., has agreed to a settlement valued at more ...
Posted May 20, 2013, 8:12 AM by Theresa Reynolds
HUD AND JACKSON COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY REACH AGREEMENT TO ENSURE EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it has reached a Voluntary Compliance Agreement with the Jackson County Housing Authority (JCHA) in Murphysboro ...
Posted May 6, 2013, 12:03 PM by Theresa Reynolds
HUD, DOJ RELEASE NEW GUIDANCE ON “DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION” REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE FAIR HOUSING ACT Guidance designed to inform the accessible construction of multifamily housingWASHINGTON – New guidance released today by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of ...
Posted May 1, 2013, 11:51 AM by Theresa Reynolds
Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Owners and Managers of Rental Homes in Mississippi for Discriminating Against Families with Children The Justice Department announced today that Marcus Manly Magee III, Ina Magee, and their company, M.M. and S. Inc., have agreed to pay $27,000 to settle a lawsuit ...
Posted Apr 19, 2013, 7:43 AM by Theresa Reynolds

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Events

What	Where	Date	Time
Community Housing Hour	Housing Resources Inc. 420 E. Alcott, Kalamazoo		4:00 PM - 5:00 PM / Every Wednesday
Tester Training	Cass District Library - Flagg Room	June 3, 2013	319 M-62, Cassopolis, MI 49031