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APRIL IS NATIONAL FAIR HOUSING MONTH!
Read about the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
IN MEMORIAM:
Read our blog about the passing of
Camille Wheeler, GBCHRB Board Officer &
Kitty Stierhoff, County Housing Activist
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“Drug Prescription Access Forum” (3 minutes mp3)
“Input Needed for Access to Health Insurance Study” – Bill Kladky talks to Joy Hatchette, Maryland Insurance Administration(7 minutes mp3)
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IN CURRENT NATIONAL & MARYLAND FAIR HOUSING NEWS…
Just some of the stories in the March-April, 2021 issue of Fair Housing News:
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HUD Will Enforce the Fair Housing Act to Prohibit Housing Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity. https://ncrc.org/same-sex-couples-and-mortgage-lending/. Read the February 11, 2021 HUD press release. Read the February 11, 2021 NCRC statement.
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Study Finds Segregation-Produced Urban Heating Disproportionately Affects Black and Latino Children Before Birth & in Their Early Years. The (London) Guardian, February 16, 2021.
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HUD Approves Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank Resolving Claims of Lending Discrimination. Read the March 21, 2021 HUD release.
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A Baltimore Episcopal Church Founded by Slaveholders in the 1860s will spend $500,000 Over the Next Five Years to Establish a Fund Intended as Reparations for Slavery.Read the January 29, 2021 Baltimore Sun article.
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Maryland U.S. attorney’s New Civil Rights Unit to Focus on Biased-Based Hate Crimes & Domestic Terrorism in the State. Read the March 11, 2021 Washington Post article.
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‘Racial Bias Runs Deep’ at America’s Largest Banks, Study Says. Read the March 18, 2021 CNN article.
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To read this issue of Fair Housing E-News: fhnews21marapr.pdf .
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FILE A HOUSING DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT
Maryland Residents can file with Either the State of Maryland or HUD:
Maryland Commission On Civil Rights (MCCR) 6 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. 410-767-8600 / 800-637-6247
US Dept. of Housing & Urban Development. 10 S. Howard Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201.
410-962-2520 / 800-669-9777
Depending on Your Residence, Residents in Baltimore City & County Residents can file with:
Baltimore City Office Of Civil Rights.7 E. Redwood Street, 9th floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. 410-396-3141 / civilrights@baltimorecity.gov
Baltimore County Human Relations Commission 6401 York Road, Suite 1013, Baltimore, Maryland 21212. 410-887-5917. / bchrc@baltimorecountymd.gov
KNOW YOUR FAIR HOUSING RIGHTS:
Read our brochures:
AVAILABLE FAIR HOUSING & CIVIL RIGHTS TRAINING
Free training on the various Fair Housing & Civil Rights laws and regulations are available. Read more.
DO YOU NEED A LAWYER?
Legal Help for Individuals & Neighborhood Associations
What Renters Need to Know about Eviction
ARE YOU CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR HOUSING?
To search listings, go to the Maryland DHCD’s MD Housing Search.
Read Our Self-Help Guide to Getting Housing (pdf).
DO YOU HAVE A TENANT OR LANDLORD PROBLEM?
To know your rights, see theMaryland Attorney General’s page.
For free tenant-landlord counseling:Maryland District Court Self-Help Resource Center.
Hot Line – 410-260-1392.
Baltimore – Civil Division, 501 E. Fayette St., 3rd Floor.
Glen Burnie – District Court Building, 7500 Gov. Ritchie Highway, Room 205.
Frederick – County Courthouse, 100 W. Patrick Street, Lower Level.
Salisbury – District Court for Wicomico County, 201 Baptist Street, Room 2248A.
Upper Marlboro – District Court Bourne Wing, 14735 Main Street, Room 069B.
DO YOU HAVE A PREDATORY LOAN? GET HELP!
Paying too much on your loan? Get help!
Examples of predatory loans:
Balloon payments, Excessive points and fees, Packing (additional things without your knowledge), and Large mortgage broker payment.
Read the “Eight Signs of Predatory Lending” to see if you are a victim.
Read predatory lending tips of the Maryland Attorney General.Click to Learn More & Get Help.
READ OUR FAIR HOUSING MARYLAND BLOG!
It has just-breaking news about Fair Housing & related issues, profiles, reviews, resources, books, obits, and more.
Read it here.
REGISTER TO VOTE!
If You are Not Registered:
You must be registered to vote a mail-in ballot. If you are not registered to vote in Maryland, go to the Maryland State Board of Elections for more information.
Application for a Maryland Mail-In Ballot
Ask for your mail-in ballot at
the Maryland State Board of Elections’ Special Page
or
• Text VBM (English) or VPC (Spanish) to 777-88. We will text you a link to request your mail-in ballot online; or
• Fill out the paper form and get it to your local election office before October 20. The deadline for requesting a mail-in ballot is Tuesday, October 20, 2020.
Find Your Maryland County Voting Office
OUR WORKING NETWORK IS OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Baltimore Home Ownership Institute
Baltimore City Office of Civil Rights
Baltimore County Human Relations Commission
Baltimore County Muslim Council
Housing Authority of Baltimore City – Fair Housing
Citizens Planning & Housing Association
Governor’s Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs
Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors
League of Women Voters of Baltimore City
Maryland Commission on Civil Rights
Maryland Commission on Indian Affairs
N. A. A. C. P., Maryland State Conference
The Reverend Frederick K. Weimert, President, & William P. Kladky, Ph.D., Executive Director – wkladky@gbchrb.org.
The GBCHRB is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Our purpose is to provide free Fair Housing education, training, and advocacy to the general public. Our office is located in the City of Baltimore, Maryland.
(c) 2021, Greater Baltimore Community Housing Resource Board, Inc. – All Rights Reserved. GBCHRB, P. O. Box 66180,
Baltimore, Maryland 21239-6180. Telephone 410.929.7640.