Human Rights Annual Impact Report 2023-2024

Fair Housing Work

Fair Housing by the Numbers 2022-2024

Fair Housing

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As housing access challenges grow, the Human Rights Department informs residents of their rights under the Fair Housing Act of 1974. This federal law ensures residents can find housing free of discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and/or disability. The department supported close to 300 people over the past two years through outreach events and training. Language access, disability, familial status, race, and color remain the top areas of reported discrimination. Community Conversation events explored housing for disabled persons and those with children under 18. Feedback from these annual luncheons guides future housing discussions. The Coffee Convos initiative launched in 2024 and fostered fair housing conversations in different community locations. The Landlord Tenant Dispute Program (LTDP) is a free, voluntary, non-legal, and community-based mediation program administered by the University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s Peace and Conflict Studies program and the Human Rights Department. The program helps tenants and property owners informally resolve communication- and tenancy-related disputes. Following COVID-19, the LTDP continued to monitor major trends in Greensboro communities, as most inquiries were related to the following topics: unsustainable rental rate increases, increased evictions, unrepaired maintenance issues, and a general lack of heating or cooling in rental properties. The Human Rights Department worked diligently with community partners to alleviate these issues and help landlords and tenants find amicable solutions. Landlord Tenant Dispute Program

CASES INVESTIGATED BY THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMPLIANCE TEAM

CONCILIATIONS AWARDED IN THOSE CASES $52,080 $52,080 CONCILIATIONS AWARDED IN THOSE CASES

A young resident at the Human Rights housing table at the City’s 2024 Dia de los Muertos Celebration.

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REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY ADVOCATES, LEGAL AGENCIES, AND CITY DEPARTMENTS

1,322

LANDLORD TENANT DISPUTE PROGRAM INQUIRIES

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