/tags/fair-housing Fair Housing en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍřĚěĚĂ Mon, 24 Jul 2023 10:00:00 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2023-07-24/transgender-st-louisans-say-area-shelters-arent-abiding-by-federal-housing-laws Transgender people are complaining about gender discrimination within some housing shelters in St. Louis and St. Louis County. Transgender people and housing advocates say shelter staff aren’t complying with updated federal housing policies and are denying people shelter because of their gender identity. Mon, 24 Jul 2023 10:00:00 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2023-07-24/transgender-st-louisans-say-area-shelters-arent-abiding-by-federal-housing-laws Andrea Y. Henderson /race-identity-and-faith/2023-05-13/st-louis-housing-advocates-say-trans-people-face-housing-discrimination Advocates for transgender people in the St. Louis region say some transgender people in the area are being cast out of shelters and other housing because of their gender identities. Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing and Opportunity Council officials say they are receiving an uptick in calls from transgender people complaining about housing discrimination. Sat, 13 May 2023 15:15:19 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2023-05-13/st-louis-housing-advocates-say-trans-people-face-housing-discrimination Andrea Y. Henderson /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-01-12/st-louis-real-estate-industry-reckons-with-its-racist-past Will Jordan, executive director of the Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing and Opportunity Council, and Nate Johnson, the president of the organization’s board of directors, discuss the role Realtors play in increasing Black homeownership in St. Louis. Fri, 13 Jan 2023 00:24:12 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-01-12/st-louis-real-estate-industry-reckons-with-its-racist-past Emily Woodbury /economy-business/2022-10-25/st-louis-home-expo-offers-sessions-to-help-black-people-buy-homes The St. Louis Realtors Association will host an expo to provide Black families with the information needed to purchase a home. Attorneys, Realtors and bankers will discuss estate planning, credit repair and budgeting. Tue, 25 Oct 2022 19:50:06 GMT /economy-business/2022-10-25/st-louis-home-expo-offers-sessions-to-help-black-people-buy-homes Andrea Y. Henderson /race-identity-and-faith/2022-09-19/st-louis-realtors-issues-apology-to-black-st-louisans-for-practicing-discrimination St. Louis Realtors issued a public apology for the effects of discrimination and segregation in the regional housing market. Mon, 19 Sep 2022 22:47:50 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2022-09-19/st-louis-realtors-issues-apology-to-black-st-louisans-for-practicing-discrimination Andrea Y. Henderson /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-06-15/st-louis-housing-advocates-report-puts-eviction-crisis-into-larger-troubling-context The eviction crisis advocates fear is on the horizon will likely have a disproportionate impact on communities of color, single female-led households and households with children. That’s according to a new report from the Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing & Opportunity Council, which found that more than 5,000 evictions were filed in the city of St. Louis and St. Louis County between March 2020 and January 2021. Tue, 15 Jun 2021 22:23:56 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-06-15/st-louis-housing-advocates-report-puts-eviction-crisis-into-larger-troubling-context Evie Hemphill /government-politics-issues/2020-01-22/fuzzy-rules-on-emotional-support-animals-are-hurting-some-missouri-landlords If you have a little bit of money and can answer a 10-question online survey, you can get an official-looking certificate stating that you need an… Wed, 22 Jan 2020 11:13:19 GMT /government-politics-issues/2020-01-22/fuzzy-rules-on-emotional-support-animals-are-hurting-some-missouri-landlords Jonathan Ahl /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-04-09/facing-segregation-co-editors-ehoc-rep-share-evidence-based-solutions-for-st-louis-and-beyond On Tuesday’s St. Louis on the Air, executive producer Alex Heuer led a discussion about local efforts to address segregation in neighborhoods near and… Tue, 09 Apr 2019 18:36:11 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-04-09/facing-segregation-co-editors-ehoc-rep-share-evidence-based-solutions-for-st-louis-and-beyond Evie Hemphill /government-politics-issues/2019-02-11/shelley-house-rededicated-by-realtors-community-groups-leaders When Mary Easterwood’s family moved into their home at 4600 Labadie St. about 60 years ago, the neighbors had tried to explain the history behind the… Mon, 11 Feb 2019 20:12:13 GMT /government-politics-issues/2019-02-11/shelley-house-rededicated-by-realtors-community-groups-leaders Rebecca Rivas | St. Louis American /government-politics-issues/2019-01-16/judge-dismisses-lgbtq-discrimination-lawsuit-against-retirement-community A district judge dismissed a lawsuit against a Sunset Hills retirement community today.Mary Walsh and Beverly Nance took Friendship Village to federal… Wed, 16 Jan 2019 23:05:14 GMT /government-politics-issues/2019-01-16/judge-dismisses-lgbtq-discrimination-lawsuit-against-retirement-community Shahla Farzan