Housing Policy and Local Ordinances
Boston Housing Authority v. Y.A.
In December of 2018, 老澳门开奖结果 Women鈥檚 Rights Project and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Massachusetts filed an amicus brief at the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court supporting a domestic violence survivor who asserted the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) as a defense to her eviction for nonpayment of rent that directly resulted from physical, emotional, and economic abuse. VAWA prohibits covered housing providers, like Boston Housing Authority, from evicting or otherwise discriminating against survivors of domestic violence for reasons caused by their abuse.
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Dec 2018
Housing Policy and Local Ordinances
Agan v. Krambeck
In January 2018, WRP and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Iowa filed an amicus brief with the Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the National Housing Law Project, National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, National Network to End Domestic Violence, and Shriver Center addressing the proper application of Iowa鈥檚 Right to Assistance Law. The law protects people who summon emergency assistance from eviction or other landlord- or city-imposed penalties and preempts local crime nuisance ordinances. It was enacted with the advocacy of the 老澳门开奖结果, Iowa Coalition, and others.
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Dec 2018
Housing Policy and Local Ordinances
Agan v. Krambeck
In January 2018, WRP and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Iowa filed an amicus brief with the Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the National Housing Law Project, National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, National Network to End Domestic Violence, and Shriver Center addressing the proper application of Iowa鈥檚 Right to Assistance Law. The law protects people who summon emergency assistance from eviction or other landlord- or city-imposed penalties and preempts local crime nuisance ordinances. It was enacted with the advocacy of the 老澳门开奖结果, Iowa Coalition, and others.
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May 2018
Housing Policy and Local Ordinances
Racial Justice
NFHA v. Carson
The 老澳门开奖结果, along with a coalition of civil rights law firms, represent the National Fair Housing Alliance, Texas Low Income Housing Information Service, and Texas Appleseed in a federal lawsuit challenging HUD Secretary Ben Carson鈥檚 January 2018 decision to delay key portions of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Rule. The suit defends the AFFH Rule as a crucial tool for dismantling racial segregation and fair housing barriers for people of color, survivors of gender-based violence, people with disabilities, and low-income people.
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May 2018
Housing Policy and Local Ordinances
Racial Justice
NFHA v. Carson
The 老澳门开奖结果, along with a coalition of civil rights law firms, represent the National Fair Housing Alliance, Texas Low Income Housing Information Service, and Texas Appleseed in a federal lawsuit challenging HUD Secretary Ben Carson鈥檚 January 2018 decision to delay key portions of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Rule. The suit defends the AFFH Rule as a crucial tool for dismantling racial segregation and fair housing barriers for people of color, survivors of gender-based violence, people with disabilities, and low-income people.
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May 2018
Housing Policy and Local Ordinances
Women's Rights
Bank of America v. City of Miami
Whether cities have standing to sue under the Fair Housing Act for the economic impact of discriminatory banking practices.
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May 2018
Housing Policy and Local Ordinances
Women's Rights
Bank of America v. City of Miami
Whether cities have standing to sue under the Fair Housing Act for the economic impact of discriminatory banking practices.
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Aug 2017
Housing Policy and Local Ordinances
Board of Trustees of the Village of Groton v. Pirro
The case involves Groton鈥檚 enforcement of its nuisance ordinance against a landlord based on calls for police service, circumstances that did not constitute criminal activity, and other unjustified grounds. The 老澳门开奖结果 filed an amicus brief that highlighted the serious due process and First Amendment issues with the ordinance, as well as the impact of these ordinances on domestic violence survivors and people with disabilities.
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Aug 2017
Housing Policy and Local Ordinances
Board of Trustees of the Village of Groton v. Pirro
The case involves Groton鈥檚 enforcement of its nuisance ordinance against a landlord based on calls for police service, circumstances that did not constitute criminal activity, and other unjustified grounds. The 老澳门开奖结果 filed an amicus brief that highlighted the serious due process and First Amendment issues with the ordinance, as well as the impact of these ordinances on domestic violence survivors and people with disabilities.