By: C. Harrison\/June 28, 2015\/3:50AM<\/p>\n
New York, NY—-A few months ago I wrote up a tiny\u00a0vignette on a pamphlet called “Rent is Theft,” an insight on what was once Bushwick and what up rooted this area of Brooklyn. To say the least it was fascinating. Today, this announcement brings some solace to some and to those that have been in the trenches fighting the war on fair housing polices.<\/p>\n
Some called it an historic win, in a 5-4 ruling the Supreme Court steer down the Fair Housing Act of 1968, a measure pass not too long after Dr Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.<\/p>\n
The Supreme Court focused and cited how the Texas\u00a0Department of Housing and Community Affairs allocated tax credits for affordable housing. The\u00a0citation was where the state of Texas approved the construction of affordable housing along racial lines. In other words, affordable housing was only being build in minority neighborhoods, where renters and minority low income residents could only get those houses in those neighborhoods and vouchers could only be used in said neighborhoods and not venture outside \u00a0into the white suburbs.<\/p>\n
The Supreme Court\u00a0decided whether to uphold a central protection under the Fair Housing Act, which has been used for over four decades to address widespread discrimination in housing and has been unanimously endorsed by our nation’s appellate courts. That protection often referred to as the “disparate impact” standard , ensured that banks, landlords and other housing providers use polices that apply fairly to all persons.\u00a0Polices that seem neutral in theory can exclude or segregate particular communities in practice.<\/p>\n
The protection under the Fair Housing Act, allowed the court to recognize and prevent harmful and inequitable polices so that everyone is treated fairly, according to the courts.<\/p>\n
The Fair Housing Act protects\u00a0all Americans\u00a0from discrimination in housing\u00a0 and the inequality that results from segregation. Under the Act, it is illegal to discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability or familial status.<\/p>\n
Today, we took a giant leap into the future and\u00a0to preserve\u00a0precedent civil rights polices for generations to come.\u00a0Had this case law not pass, the significance of the civil rights law for the Fair Housing Act,\u00a0could have been dealt a blow. The preciseness of the \u00a0ruling sends a message to those that intentionally or unintentionally discriminate against minorities; that the practice has to stop.\u00a0It is\u00a0or as of today, was a measure\u00a0used by FHA, banks, housing agencies, and some landlords.<\/p>\n
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The Supreme Court Put A Dent In The Middle of The Fair Housing Act By: C. Harrison\/June 28, 2015\/3:50AM New York, NY—-A few months ago I wrote up a tiny\u00a0vignette on a pamphlet called “Rent is Theft,” an insight on what was once Bushwick and what up rooted this area of Brooklyn. To say the … Continue reading HISTORY DID A DOUBLE TAKE AT THE SUPREME COURT<\/span>