Link to this article by Jonmaesha Beltran / Wisconsin Watch January 17th, 2024 A 2018 ordinance to protect voucher recipients hasn’t stopped landlords from categorically rejecting them. County officials question whether they can enforce the provision. Jasmine Varela forgot she applied for a housing choice voucher until a letter arrived in 2023. After languishing on a … [Read more...] about Milwaukee County banned Section 8 housing voucher discrimination, but landlords still do it
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Kansas City tenants and landlords spar over housing vouchers (Kansas City Star, December 11, 2023)
‘Common sense’ or blow to landlords? Kansas City fight brews over tenant discrimination By Mike Hendricks Updated December 11, 2023 Read this story online here. Stacey West felt like she’d won the lottery. Nearly three years after applying for rental assistance, she was awarded a federal housing voucher that would help West and her three kids move out of her mother’s … [Read more...] about Kansas City tenants and landlords spar over housing vouchers (Kansas City Star, December 11, 2023)
Council committee to hold public hearing Tuesday on Source of Income Discrimination (November, 2023)
The Lexington Times By Jillian Riseman, CivicLex Weekly The Social Services and Public Safety Committee is holding a special meeting Tuesday at 6pm in Council Chambers to hear public input on banning Source of Income (SOI) Discrimination. This meeting was set by Committee Chair Councilmember Jennifer Reynolds after they heard a presentation on SOI discrimination in their … [Read more...] about Council committee to hold public hearing Tuesday on Source of Income Discrimination (November, 2023)
Council committee to hold public hearing Tuesday on Source of Income Discrimination
Tuesday, November 14 By Jillian Riseman, CivicLex Weekly for the Lexington Times The Social Services and Public Safety Committee is holding a special meeting Tuesday at 6pm in Council Chambers to hear public input on banning Source of Income (SOI) Discrimination. This meeting was set by Committee Chair Councilmember Jennifer Reynolds after they heard a presentation on SOI … [Read more...] about Council committee to hold public hearing Tuesday on Source of Income Discrimination
Kentucky Tenants pushes for Lexington to adopt a Tenants’ Bill of Rights – Spectrum News (October 5, 2023)
Spectrum News 10/04/2023 story BY GERALDINE TORRELLAS Louisville, KY–Kentucky Tenants is pushing for Lexington to adopt a Tenants’ Bill of Rights. The bill of rights has four parts to it: eviction prevention, antidiscrimination, representation and accountability. What You Need To Know Kentucky Tenants wants Lexington to have a Tenants’ Bill of Rights to protect … [Read more...] about Kentucky Tenants pushes for Lexington to adopt a Tenants’ Bill of Rights – Spectrum News (October 5, 2023)