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Read Our 2021 Mortgage Lending Discrimination Study of Baltimore
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- Are you facing eviction?
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- Are you in subsidized housing and need your rent reduced because of a loss of income?
- Is your landlord unlicensed?
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What are Tenant’s Rights in Baltimore City during COVID?
Learn more here.
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IN THE LATEST ISSUE OF OUR FAIR HOUSING NEWS:
HUD Commemorates National Fair Housing Month 2022. HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity’s new Twitter and Facebook pages. Read the April 1, 2022 HUD press release.
Brookings Study of Federal Reserve Data Documents that Black Wealth is Devalued by Appraiser Racist Bias. Read the November 17, 2021 Brookings article. Read the 2020 Mortgage Lending Discrimination Study.
Biden-Harris Administration Starts Broad Reform Plan to Increase Equity in Appraisals. Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) Action Plan. PAVE.hud.gov. March 23, 2022 HUD release. Fact Sheet: PAVE Task Force Action Plan Key Findings.
ADL Report Finds White-Supremacist Propaganda Remained Historically High in the US in 2021. Read the March 3, 2022 Washington Post article. Read the ADL article.
Tangled Titles Lessen Generational Wealth for Thousands of City Families.Read the December 6, 2021 WYPR news article.
US Justice Department Files Statement of Interest in Fair Housing Act Case Alleging Unlawful Exclusion of Tenants Who Do Not Speak English. Read the April 1, 2022 USDOJ release.
Maryland Commission On Civil Rights (MCCR) Celebrates April as National Fair Housing Month. The MCCR is presenting three events to celebrate this year’s Fair Housing Month. For the Full Event Program: https://issuu.com/mccreo/docs/mccrfhm2022.
To read this issue of Fair Housing E-News: fhnews2022aprmar.pdf.
MCCR is Hiring Fair Housing Testers! Get paid for enforcing the Fair Housing laws!
Read the GBCHRB’s Blog article to get all the information and link.
Behind on Your Rent? Get Emergency Rental Assistance
Has COVID-19 affected your ability to pay rent? You may be eligible for immediate assistance with current or past due rental payments. Check out these helpful programs:
Maryland Program (with links to each county):
877-546-5595
Baltimore City Program:
410-396-5555
FROM OUR FAIR HOUSING MARYLAND BLOG!
*MD Legislature Passes Important Fair Housing & Tenant Protection Bills. Read the legislative summary .
*Tenant Screening Report Instead of Credit Check. Read the summary .
*Right to Attorney in Eviction Cases. Read the summary .
*Health Equity Resource Communities. Read the Summary.
*Protecting Patients from Medical Debt Collection. Read the Summary.
*Access to Public Transportation. Read the Summary.
Our Blog has just-breaking news about Fair Housing & related issues, profiles, reviews, resources, books, notable civil rights obits, and much more.
Read it here.
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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 / or email / civilrights@baltimorecity.gov
Baltimore County Human Relations Commission 6401 York Road, Suite 1013, Baltimore, Maryland 21212. 410-887-5917 / email bchrc@baltimorecountymd.gov
IN MEMORIAM:
Read about the recent passing of these great community servants:
Camille Wheeler,
GBCHRB Board Officer.
Kitty Stierhoff,
Balt. County Housing Activist.
KNOW YOUR FAIR HOUSING RIGHTS:
To learn more about your rights against housing discrimination, take a look at our brochures:
AVAILABLE FAIR HOUSING & CIVIL RIGHTS TRAINING
Free training on the various city, county, state, and federal Fair Housing & Civil Rights laws and regulations are available. Read more.
DO YOU NEED A LAWYER?
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What Renters Need to Know about Eviction
ARE YOU 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: MD 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.
FROM OUR FAIR HOUSING MARYLAND BLOG!
- Book Review: A Brotherhood of Liberty: Black Reconstruction and Its Legacies in Baltimore, 1865-1920 by Dennis P. Halpin
(Univ. of Pennsylvania Press, 2019. 248 pages. $39.95.) - MD Legislature Passes Important Fair Housing & Tenant Protection Bills. Read the legislative summary .
- Tenant Screening Report Instead of Credit Check. Read the summary .
- Right to Attorney in Eviction Cases. Read the summary .
- Health Equity Resource Communities. Read the Summary.
- Protecting Patients from Medical Debt Collection. Read the Summary.
- Access to Public Transportation. Read the Summary.
Our Blog 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 not, go to: Maryland State Board of Elections. or
Baltimore City Board of Elections.
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. They will text you a link to request your mail-in ballot online
Find Your County Voting Office
Listen to a Radio Show:
“Registering to Vote”
MD League of Women Voters – “Voter Registration.”
Read a GBCHRB Research Report:
A Mortgage Lending Discrimination Study of Baltimore, 2021
2020 Mortgage Market Activity and Trends Report of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) (2021): A Commentary & Analysis, September 7, 2021
April is National Fair Housing Month 2021 – press release
A Short History of Fair Housing Month, 2021
Civil Rights Around the World, 2017
A Fair Housing Study of Mortgage Lending Discrimination in the City of Baltimore, 2005
“How Racially Segregated is the Baltimore Metro? Baltimore Ranks 39th of 331 Metros in Level of Segregation, 2002
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
Women’s Law Center of Maryland
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.
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GBCHRB
P. O. Box 66180
Baltimore, Maryland 21239-6180.
Telephone 410.929.6533