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Tag: Austin Apartment Association

US Department of Justice and HUD file brief in support of Austin’s Fair Housing Ordinance

Local issues, State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted July 20, 2015

HUD and the US Department of Justice have filed a brief against the appeal filed by the Austin Apartment Association…

Tags: Austin, Austin Apartment Association, City of Austin, Fair housing, Fair Housing Act, Housing Discrimination

Thinking about the next step toward equality: Protect LGBT people from housing discrimination

Local issues, National issues, State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted June 27, 2015

Yesterday’s historic Supreme Court ruling established nationwide marriage equality. As we celebrate this historic ruling, we need to prepare to…

Tags: Austin Apartment Association, Housing Discrimination, housing discrimination against LGBT

Mapping the Austin Apartment Association’s opposition to source of income protection

Uncategorized•by •Posted March 20, 2015

In January, our co-director, John Henneberger, wrote in the Austin American-Statesman about the distressing similarities between Austin’s fair housing battles in…

Tags: Austin, Austin Apartment Association, source of income

Anti-source of income protection bill scheduled for hearing tomorrow

Local issues, State issues•by •Posted March 9, 2015

The Texas Senate Committee on Business and Commerce will hear testimony on SB 267, a proposal by Sen. Charles Perry…

Tags: Austin Apartment Association, Fair housing, source of income, Texas Legislature

What’s next for source of income protection in Austin?

Local issues, State issues•by •Posted March 3, 2015

On Friday, a federal district judge rejected the Austin Apartment Association’s challenge to source of income protection in Austin. The…

Tags: Austin, Austin Apartment Association, Fair housing, housing voucher, local control, Section 8, source of income, Texas Legislature

“This court is not persuaded” – U.S. District Court rejects Austin Apartment Association challenge to city fair housing ordinance

Local issues, State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted February 27, 2015

In a ruling this afternoon, U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks rejected a motion for preliminary injunction by the Austin Apartment Association…

Tags: Austin Apartment Association, Fair housing, Section 8

Evita Cruz: Source of income discrimination leaves families vulnerable

Local issues, State issues•by •Posted February 4, 2015

This is part of a series about tenants who have faced discrimination because of their source of income. Watch Evita…

Tags: Austin, Austin Apartment Association, Austin City Council, evita cruz, Fair housing, Section 8, source of income

Austin Tenants’ Council study illuminates source of income discrimination

Local issues•by •Posted January 29, 2015

Austin’s new ordinance protecting renters from discrimination based on their source of income faces dual challenges, a lawsuit from the Austin…

Tags: Austin, Austin Apartment Association, Austin City Council, Austin Tenants' Council, Discrimination, Fair housing, housing authority, housing choice voucher, housing voucher, Section 8, source of income

Austin’s new fair housing fight is a flashback to the Civil Rights era

Local issues, State issues•by •Posted January 27, 2015

In a column today in the Austin American-Statesman, our co-director John Henneberger highlights how little the opposition to fair housing in…

Tags: Austin American-Statesman, Austin Apartment Association, Discrimination, Fair housing, Fair Housing Act, source of income, source of income protection
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