Category: Housing

Fair Housing Act Factsheet

April 25, 2023

Alexandra Southerland was only 6-years-old when she knew she wanted to become a lawyer. Her inspirat…

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Lisa nesbitt holding the fair housing advocacy award

Celebrating Clients’ Fair Housing Victories

May 25, 2021

Many people don’t give their secure housing a second thought. But for far too many North Carolinian…

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apartment for rent sign (red letters on white background) in an green but overgrown yard in front of housing in NC town. Tenants must be given specific reasons for evictions, in this NC Supreme Court ruling.

Big Housing Win for People with Disabilities

March 22, 2021

NC Supreme Court rules landlords must give specific reasons for eviction Having a place to call home…

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black woman wearing a mask, worried about eviction

Facing Eviction? There is Help

January 5, 2021

Are you or a loved one facing eviction? You are not alone. COVID-19 has disproportionally impacted p…

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Reasonable Accommodations in Housing

September 4, 2020

The Fair Housing Act says that landlords, sellers, and homeowner’s associations cannot discriminate…

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Requesting Housing Accommodations – sample letter

September 4, 2020

Sample Letters If you need a housing accommodation or modification, you will need to make this reque…

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Letter to the Editor: DRNC on the Housing Crisis for People with Disabilities

January 8, 2020

The N&O touched on an urgent issue in “NC families struggle to find housing for adults with disa…

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