Jun 11, 2024 | Colorado | criminal history | Delaware | Division on Civil Rights | Fair Housing Rule Proposal | Housing Barriers | HUD | HUD-Assisted Housing | Illinois | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Minnesota | Nevada | New York | Oregon | Pennsylvania | public housing authorities (PHAs) | the District of Columbia | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development | Vermont | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Bias and Discrimination | Civil Rights | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) joined with the Attorneys General of Maryland, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania to co-lead a multistate comment letter supporting the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) proposed rule to improve access to safe and affordable housing.
Jun 6, 2024 | Coldwell Banker Realty | Division on Civil Rights | Housing Discrimination | LAD | New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. | Settlement | the Housing Rights Initiative (HRI) | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Bias and Discrimination | Civil Rights | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights has resolved four cases alleging that Coldwell Banker Realty, a real estate brokerage company, violated the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination.
May 31, 2024 | Amicus Brief | Attorneys General | California Attorney General Rob Bonta | Colorado | DCR | Delaware | Division of Law | Division on Civil Rights | Education | Hawaii | Illinois | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Multistate Coalition | New York | Oregon | Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry | Rhode Island | Sexual Discrimination | the District of Columbia | Title IX | Vermont | Washington | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Bias and Discrimination | Civil Rights | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that, together with California and Pennsylvania, they have filed the first of several amicus briefs defending Title IX, the landmark law prohibiting sex-based discrimination in education, from yet another federal court challenge that threatens the rights of students in schools and colleges nationwide.
May 16, 2024 | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Bias and Discrimination | Civil Rights | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that DCR has issued 19 Notices of Violation to a Millstone, NJ-based property management company, for allegedly violating New Jersey’s Fair Chance in Housing Act (FCHA).
May 8, 2024 | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division on Civil Rights | Home Appraisal Discrimination Initiative | Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal Valuation Equity | New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) | New Jersey State Real Estate Appraiser Board | Newark NAACP | NJHMFA’s First-Time Homebuyer Program | Wealth Disparity Task Force | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Bias and Discrimination | Civil Rights | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) and Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) have launched several new public education resources as part of Attorney General Platkin’s Home Appraisal Discrimination Initiative.
Apr 17, 2024 | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Bias and Discrimination | Civil Rights | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that DCR has issued Findings of Probable Cause in 10 cases alleging that landlords and real estate agents violated the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) by denying housing to individuals who stated that they wished to pay their rent using Section 8 vouchers, a form of government rental assistance.
