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 NFHA TESTIFIES BEFORE U.N. ON FORECLOSURE CRISIS

On October 26, Ben Clark testified on behalf of NFHA before Raquel Rolnik, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing, about the fair housing implications of the foreclosure crisis. In his testimony, Clark discussed NFHA's specific policy recommendations to address the crisis.

Read the full testimony here.
 Housing Discrimination Rampant on Internet - NFHA Report Urges Congress to Amend the Communications Decency Act

 

On August 11, 2009 NFHA released a report documenting how thousands of illegal housing advertisements appear with impunity on the Internet every day.  “FOR RENT: NO KIDS!  How Internet Advertisements Perpetuate Discrimination” calls upon Congress to stop the flood of discriminatory housing advertisements on the Internet by amending the Communications Decency Act of 1996.

Click here to read the press release.

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The Public Policy arm of the National Fair Housing Alliance works to increase the awareness of policy-makers and regulators about the issues associated with fair housing and fair lending.  The public policy team works with members of both the House and the Senate to introduce new civil rights legislation, often in partnership with other civil rights agencies.  The team also works with NFHA members, assisting them in raising awareness of fair housing issues with their local and federal representatives.

Questions? Contact Deidre Swesnik at dswesnik@nationalfairhousing.org or call 202-898-1661.

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