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Tag Archives: HUD
HUD’s new rules may have major impact on affordable housing for people with criminal records
Last week was celebrated for President Obama’s encouragement for America to reduce employment discrimination against people with past records, and his own executive action to ban the box on federal job applications. The heart of that story is how directly … Continue reading
Posted in Drug Policy, Housing, Movement Building, Politics, Reentry
Tagged Ban the Box, Civil rights movement, Criminal justice, criminal record, EEOC, housing policy, HUD, HUD v. Rucker, Louisiana
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New Report on Public Housing: “Communities, Evictions, and Criminal Convictions.”
I first encountered this public housing issue over a decade ago while living in Rhode Island, and finally began legal research while in New York City last summer. It is national in scope, and much of the relevant law is … Continue reading
Posted in Housing
Tagged civil rights, criminal convictions, eligibility, eviction, FHA, FICPM, HANO, Housing and Urban Development, HUD, Law, New Orleans, PHA, public housing, public housing authority, war on drugs
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Action Packed Hearing on Public Housing and Criminal Convictions
The public hearing held at Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO), regarding criminal convictions, turned out to be three hours of praise, criticism, education, and a whole lot more from roughly 200 people. For some, January 22nd was the first … Continue reading
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New Orleans to Re-Write Policy on Housing and Criminal Convictions
After months of pushing the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) regarding a specific change in their Admissions and Evictions policies, a public hearing is scheduled for tomorrow night (Tues. 1/22/13), at HANO, 4100 Touro Street. This effort was spearheaded … Continue reading →