According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), a record 10,552 housing discrimination complaints were filed in 2008, as compared to 10,154 complaints in 2007.
HUD's annual report for Congress, dated June 8, 2009, provides details and insight into the types of complaints filed under the Fair Housing Act. The plurality of the complaints — a whopping 44% — were filed by people alleging housing discrimination based on a disability. The second-largest type of complaint was based on race and involved 35% of the complaints filed.
Do you think the increase in fair housing complaints is owed to more discrimination, greater awareness of housing rights, or both?
What do you think?
1 comment:
Those who discriminate are trying to protect property values. Discrimination is unethical. Therefor, it should not be allowed to occur.
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