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Fair Housing & Lending Project
Substandard segregated housing in minority communities amplifies the effect of economic, political, and educational differences, and leads to inequality of many kinds of opportunities, with far-reaching impact on quality of life. By contrast, fair, integrated housing leads directly to equality of environment, healthcare, and education, and strongly assists equality of employment opportunities through access to jobs. Therefore, the Fair Housing Project champions integration by educating people in minority communities about their rights under the fair housing and fair lending laws, investigating complaints of fair housing discrimination, and providing or securing pro bono (free) legal services to individuals and groups who wish to exercise their fair housing rights and secure equal housing opportunities. We accept cases involving discrimination in rental, sales, mortgage lending [hotlink1], homeowners' insurance and advertising [hotlink2]. Our work challenges discrimination in rental and private markets as well as in public and assisted housing.
Chicago was once known as the most segregated city in America and still ranks third. Substandard segregated housing in minority communities amplifies the effect of economic, political, and educational differences, and leads to inequality of many kinds of opportunities, with far-reaching impact on quality of life. By contrast, fair, integrated housing leads directly to equality of environment, healthcare, and education, and strongly assists equality of employment opportunities through access to jobs.
Therefore, the Fair Housing Project champions integration by educating people in minority communities about their rights under the fair housing and fair lending laws, investigating complaints of fair housing discrimination, and providing or securing pro bono (free) legal services to individuals and groups who wish to exercise their fair housing rights and secure equal housing opportunities. We accept cases involving discrimination in rental, sales, mortgage lending, homeowners' insurance and advertising. Our work challenges discrimination in rental and private markets as well as in public and assisted housing.
Click here to see more about our significant cases.
The Chicago Lawyers' Committee is part of an area-wide network of fair housing organizations called CAFHA (Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance).
