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The state Division on Civil Rights alleges the landlords violated New Jersey’s Fair Chance in Housing Act by asking criminal history-related questions on housing applications that are against ...
The New Jersey Division of Civil Rights has reached a settlement in four alleged housing discrimination cases against a local real estate agency. Announced today by New Jersey Attorney General ...
The Real Estate Consumer Protection Enhancement Act, which is meant to create a more transparent and buyer-friendly housing market, officially went into effect in New Jersey Aug. 1, resulting in ...
Housing discrimination can also occur among existing tenants, who may face detrimental treatment in comparison to others for the same reasons. Housing discrimination can lead to spatial inequality and racial segregation, which, in turn, can exacerbate wealth disparities between certain groups.
California law and the FEHA also allow for the imposition of punitive damages [9] [10] when a corporate defendant's officers, directors or managing agents engage in harassment, discrimination, or retaliation, or when such persons approve or consciously disregard prohibited conduct by lower-level employees in violation of the rights or safety of the plaintiff or others.
The California Civil Rights Department (CRD), formerly known as the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), is an agency of California state government charged with the protection of residents from employment, housing and public accommodation discrimination, and hate violence.
The state Senate passed a bill that would expand New Jersey's anti-discrimination statutes. During Monday's first voting session of the new legislative term, state senators, along party lines ...
The Fair Housing Act was passed at the urging of President Lyndon B. Johnson. Congress passed the federal Fair Housing Act (codified at 42 U.S.C. 3601-3619, penalties for violation at 42 U.S.C. 3631) Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 only one week after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.