A new report found thousands of Michigan families using Housing Choice Vouchers are often left out in the cold by landlords who refuse to rent to them. A bill in the General Assembly would protect people who need affordable housing from discrimination based on their income source. The report from the Michigan League for Public Policy showed children forced to live in substandard housing are excluded from high-performing schools as well as safe, healthy homes and neighborhoods. .
As Fair Housing Month gets underway, a Virginia group feels more can be done to enforce fair housing laws. Along with the federal Fair Housing Act, most states have their own fair housing laws preventing housing discrimination. Virginia updated its Fair Housing Law in 2020 to ensure if a person uses money from a rental assistance program or subsidy, they cannot be discriminated against. .
Legislative efforts to tackle spiking eviction notices, housing and utility costs were mostly shot down during the Virginia General Assembly session. Almost 193…
Between March 2021 and July 2022, the government paid Weinstein about $482,000 in COVID-related rental subsidies in addition to rent he’s collected from tenants. But he’s “invested almost nothing in the building,” according to a complaint filed in federal court.