[nagdu] Housing discrimination continues in Washington State

Tue Feb 9 16:46:07 UTC 2010

Albert,
    I'm not sure what you mean by "I hope that number would double or triple 
when we take into account our sighted friends and family". What number do 
you mean? as for a discrimination attorney, we have one working with us and 
he has filed a suit against the condominium association.

Fraternally yours,
Marion


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Albert J Rizzi" <albert at myblindspot.org>
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] Housing discrimination continues in Washington State


>I o\\I would think that number would double or triple when we take into
> account our sighted friends and family. Perhaps she needs a discrimination
> attorney to help out?
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Marion & Martin
> Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 8:20 AM
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> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Housing discrimination continues in Washington State
>
> Ginger,
>    Thank you for sending this on to us! We are currently working with a
> woman in Naples, Florida who is suing her condominium association because,
> in their words, "she did not inform us when she was approved that she 
> would
> be getting a guide dog!" The president of the association told one of the
> resident, now our prime witness, "We will get rid of that woman and her 
> dog
> one way or another!" Every time she leaves her condo, she is followed and
> videotaped, apparently in an effort to intimidate her. She says that, when
> this happens, she remembers what I told her when we first started working
> with her: There are 60,000 blind people walking with her! We must - and
> will - fight this discrimination wherever and whenever it rears its ugly,
> ignorant head!
>
> Fraternally yours,
> Marion
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ginger Kutsch" <gingerKutsch at yahoo.com>
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> Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 3:08 PM
> Subject: [nagdu] Housing discrimination continues in Washington State
>
>
>> KPLU Local News
>> Housing Discrimination Continues in Washington
>> http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kplu/news.newsmain/article/1/0/
>> 1607868/KPLU.Local.News/Housing.Discrimination.Continues.in.Washi
>> ngton
>> Paula Wissel (2010-02-08)
>>
>> SEATTLE, WA (KPLU) -
>> If you're a landlord, it's illegal to refuse to rent to someone
>> because of their race, religion or disability. That has been the
>> law for more than forty years. But, apparently the message has
>> not gotten through to everyone.
>>
>> The Fair Housing Center of Washington, based in Tacoma, uses a
>> very simple investigative method. It will send a white woman and
>> an African American woman out and have them contact the same
>> landlords. Housing Center spokeswoman Lauren Walker says the
>> results are almost always disheartening.
>>
>> "It shocks me every time when I see the differences in treatment.
>> The African American testers are told about higher prices for
>> apartments. They're told about fewer units and sometimes they're
>> told about later availability dates than the Caucasian testers,"
>> she said.
>>
>> And, Walker says it isn't just race based discrimination that
>> continues to be a problem.
>>
>> In the past year, the Fair Housing Center has tested for
>> discrimination against people who have disabilities. The biggest
>> issue has been landlords unwilling to rent to someone with a
>> guide dog. Walker says people need to understand that a "no pets"
>> policy can not be applied to service animals.
>>
>> The Fair Housing Center was just awarded one of two federal
>> grants in the state to help enforce the Fair Housing Act. The
>> grant is for $275,000.
>>
>> The Fair Housing Act was signed into law by President Lyndon
>> Johnson back in 1968. For the past five years, Washington state
>> has averaged 270 complaints filed under the Fair Housing Act.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Ginger Bennett Kutsch
>> Morristown, NJ
>>
>>
>>
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