Housing discrimination based on source of income (SOI) continues to be an insidious form of discrimination perpetuating housing segregation based on race, disability and income, as well as homelessness, in the US. In 2017, the American Bar Association House of Delegates adopted a Resolution urging all governments to ban SOI discrimination and as of 2023, 18 states and over 100 municipalities ban some form of discrimination based on SOI in housing. This webinar covers enforcement of SOI laws, building on Part 1 - Your Money's No Good Here: Source of Income Discrimination in Housing (a 2018 webinar), which covered advocacy to advance SOI laws at the state and local levels.
Resources
- PRRAC’s “Appendix B”: A compilation of state, local, and federal statutes prohibiting discrimination in the housing market based on source of income, along with an annotated bibliography of studies and published articles relating to discrimination against families with federal Housing Choice Vouchers.
- The White House Blueprint For A Renters Bill Of Rights
- Olivierre v. Parkchester Preservation Company Decision and Order on Motion
- Nothing “Garden Variety” About It: Manifest Error And Gross Devaluation In The Assessment Of Emotional Distress Damages | Armen H. Merjian
- Attempted Nullification: The Administrative Burden Defense In Source Of Income Discrimination Cases | Armen H. Merjian
- New York State Division of Human Rights Pre-Determination and Conciliation Agreement
- Rodriguez Signed Housing Discrimination Complaint