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Recent Fair Housing News

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  Anti-Disability and Service Animal Bill Went Into Effect
  On August 1st, a new Louisiana law went into effect, which is anticipated to have far-reaching impacts on access to housing for disabled people and their assistance animals. This discriminatory legislation creates dangerous delays, unlawful and burdensome documentation requirements, and penalties for people engaged in the reasonable accommodation process. Specifically, it requires vulnerable populations to wait weeks for a housing provider’s approval of their reasonable accommodation request and to spend … Read more
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  The Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center Publishes New Study on Voucher Acceptance in New Orleans: 2 out of 3 Landlords Deny Housing Choice Vouchers
  The Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center Publishes New Study on Voucher Acceptance in New Orleans: 2 out of 3 Landlords Deny Housing Choice Vouchers NEW ORLEANS, LA – Today, the Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center (LaFHAC) is proud to release its new report, The Mobility Myth: Housing Choice Voucher Discrimination in Orleans Parish. This investigation, written and researched in partnership with Enterprise CommunityPartners, used mystery shoppers posing as renters to … Read more
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  Healthy Homes Enters its Second Phase: Information for Landlords and Tenant Protections
  After over a decade of New Orleans’ renters demanding safe and healthy standards for rental properties, the City of New Orleans’ Healthy Homes program became effective on January 1, 2024. All landlords must register their rental properties with the city over the next seven months, and they must verify that their rental properties meet the Minimum Rental Standards, as established by the Healthy Homes Ordinance and passed by the New … Read more