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Hunter v. Erickson, 393 U.S. 385 (1969), was a United States Supreme Court case.. The question in the case was "whether the City of Akron, Ohio, has denied [a black citizen] the equal protection of its laws by amending the city charter to prevent the city council from implementing any ordinance dealing with racial, religious, or ancestral discrimination in housing without the approval of the ...
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.
Unfortunately, the state of Ohio did not have an effective fair housing law for a number of years after the Lysyj decision of 1974 (38 O.S.2d 217, 380.0.2d 287). This Ohio Supreme Court decision pulled the teeth out of the state Fair Housing Act, and it was not until Vernon Sykes (D-Akron) introduced H.B. 5, a state Fair Housing Law, with the ...
Request a housing inspector (see above) or call Summit County Public Health at 330-926-5600 to get someone to investigate and document the situation. Inspections are free. Continue to pay rent.
First, nearly 20% of the state’s housing stock was built before 1939, and 50% is over 50 years old. Wanting to preserve historic homes and parts of our community and building new homes that meet ...
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The Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) is managed by the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.The program provides funding to fair housing organizations and other non-profits who assist people who believe they have been victims of housing discrimination.
The headquarters office is responsible for proposing fair housing legislation; working with other government agencies on fair housing issues; reviewing and making comments on proposed rules, handbooks, legislation, draft reports, and notices of funding availability from other departments within HUD; interpret policy, process complaints, perform ...