Fair Housing

June 27, 2017 By David Zisser Fair housing and anti-displacement advocates won an important victory on April 25th in San Jose that may have repercussions at the regional, state, and even national [...]

April 5, 2017 – Jason Ruiz of the Long Beach Post reports on the complaint filed by Public Advocates against the Long Beach Unified School District. The complaint states that the district [...]

March 31, 2017 – Sam Felsing of The Oakland Conduit reports on the East Bay Residents for Responsible Development (EBRRD) poll that evaluated the top concerns of Oakland residents. They [...]

Fair housing law prohibits discrimination in housing on the basis of race, national origin, disability status, and other protected characteristics. The 1968 Fair Housing Act also includes a [...]

September 30, 2018: AB 686 has been signed by Governor Brown and will become law on January 1, 2019! Thank you Governor Brown and Assemblymember Miguel Santiago for supporting this visionary fair [...]

Jorge Morales Almada reports for Univision on the federal housing discrimination lawsuit filed against real estate investor Optimus Properties LLC by Public Advocates and Public Counsel. In [...]

Doug Smith of the Los Angeles Times reports on the filing of a federal housing discrimination lawsuit by tenants in Los Angeles’ Koreatown against real estate investment firm Optimus LCC. [...]

Rampant and ongoing discrimination against tenants in several apartment buildings in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles prompted a major federal lawsuit, Martinez v. Optimus Properties [...]

Sam Levin of The Guardian reports on the filing of a major federal housing discrimination lawsuit by Public Advocates, Public Counsel and co-counsel in Los Angeles. The complaint alleges [...]

Fair Housing Framework for San Francisco’s Mission District