April 23, 2024
The outcome of the case will affect the civil rights of hundreds of thousands of unhoused people across the western United States.
April 3, 2024
DREDF joins law enforcement associations, faith-based organizations, medical professionals, legal experts, academic leaders, advocates, and members of Congress to urge an end to the criminalization of homelessness.
January 23, 2024
The lawsuit alleges violations of the Fair Housing Amendments Act, Fair Employment and Housing Act, among other claims. It seeks policy changes, fair housing training of Beach Front employees, and monetary damages.
January 17, 2024
STANTON, CA – DREDF and the ELDR Center filed a complaint against Park Stanton Place Apartments for their failure to accommodate a prospective tenant with disabilities, leaving her unhoused.
April 25, 2023
DREDF and LAFLA have reached the first settlements in a major lawsuit against 22 properties accused of unlawful discrimination against tenants receiving Section 8 vouchers.
January 31, 2023
Yesterday, the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) and the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against 22 providers of rental housing for alleged source-of-income discrimination against participants in the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program.
August 29, 2022
Disability-related behaviors can sometimes result in lease violations. If faced with an adverse housing action based on disability-related behaviors (e.g., notice to cure, notice of eviction), tenants and their advocates should assess whether there is a reasonable accommodation or reasonable modification available that can cure the lease violation. Tenants with disabilities are entitled to reasonable accommodations and reasonable modifications under fair housing law even after a lease violation has occurred. Reasonable accommodations and reasonable modifications can be powerful tools to prevent or challenge the eviction of disabled tenants. [...]
March 29, 2021
On March 29, 2021, DREDF and DRC filed reply comments as part of the third phase of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) regulatory proceedings on Investor Owned Utility (IOU) decisions to shut off power to consumers during extreme weather events. With this phase of the proceeding, the CPUC has begun to develop their regulations on providing backup power resources to people who utilize medical equipment during these emergencies. DREDF and DRC make recommendations on this proposal and others, and continue to advocate for the needs of the disability community during all stages of these disaster events. DREDF and DRC continue to be involved in a multi-prong approach to address effective mitigation of the life-threatening consequences to our community from these planned power outage emergencies. [...]