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Editorials
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Written by Wally Erb
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Thursday, 20 August 2009 08:12 |
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North Carolina is the first state to include affordable housing in their Fair Housing Act, claiming to be paving the way for progress in affordable housing. The Affordable Housing/No Discrimination Act (SB 810) expands the North Carolina Fair Housing Act by including affordable housing for those at 80% or below area median income as a protected class.
It is now a violation of the law to discriminate in land-use decisions based on whether the development contains affordable housing. Al Ripley, staff attorney for the NC Justice Center said, “It will both help encourage the development of additional housing opportunities in North Carolina and will be seen as a model for other states to emulate.”
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