fair housing: TV Judges – Would There Be Justice if Real Estate Law Violators Were Tried on Television? - 11/06/07 04:29 PM
Most of us have watched TV Courtroom programs like The People's Court, Judge Judy and Judge Joe Brown. If Fair Housing violators had to be tried by TV judges, on national television, would it help reduce the number of violations? If the eyes of the American public were on them throughout the trial, (12 comments)
fair housing: Interview With HUD Enforcement Division Spokesman - HUD Monitoring the Internet for Fair Housing Violations - 10/17/07 06:52 PM
After several weeks of telephone tag and email exchanges, I was granted a telephone interview today with Bryan Greene, HUD Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Enforcement Division in Washington, D.C. I had earlier forwarded by email a list of questions for HUD that were submitted by Active Rain members in mid-September. The HUD official had the opportunity (41 comments)
fair housing: “We’re Coming After You” Says HUD Spokesperson - 09/28/07 01:52 PM
CBS Radio reported today that HUD is reporting higher levels of housing discrimination complaints nationwide than in recent years. A HUD spokesperson stated that many such complaints have come from the area hit hardest by Hurricane Katrina. HUD declared its intent to crack down on violations of Fair Housing laws and to engage (8 comments)
fair housing: Contribute Your Questions for HUD Interview - Opportunity to Ask HUD Your Fair Housing Questions! - 09/14/07 01:31 PM
I have been granted an interview with an official from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sometime this coming week. My goal is to relay to HUD the many questions I've encountered here from AR members as a result of my recent blog post on the subject of Fair Housing laws and enforcement issues. The answers (22 comments)
fair housing: Is it Condoning Racism to Ignore It? It's Time to Speak Out on Fair Housing Laws and Issues! - 09/11/07 07:03 PM
The inspiration for this post came from another by Charles McDonald, who contributed "Why is my Agent so Vague?" yesterday. Charles wrote on an extremely important topic, Fair Housing Laws and the importance of complying with them. I urge you to read Charles' post and to pay particular attention to the comments that (86 comments)