Category Archives: Fair Housing

Rental Housing Works Application Round Begins

CROWNSVILLE- Today the application round begins to submit proposals on potential affordable rental housing development. Announced in January by Governor Martin O’Malley, Rental Housing Works is a $17.5 million initiative aimed at increasing the state’s affordable rental housing stock and … Continue reading

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Secretary Skinner Tells Audience in Havre de Grace: In Maryland, Fair Housing is Smart, Green and Growing

APRIL 20 Havre de Grace, MD – Secretary Skinner joined Harford County Executive David Craig and city officials in recognition of April as national Fair Housing Month. The event was one of a series of workshops and panel discussions that DHCD … Continue reading

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HUD Launches National Multi-Media Campaign in Commemoration of April as Fair Housing Month

APRIL 6 Washington – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is launching a national media campaign to kick off Fair Housing Month, celebrated across the country each April to commemorate the passage of the Fair Housing Act. The … Continue reading

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The “Voice of Justice Speaks Again;” DHCD Recognizes April as Fair Housing Month in Maryland and Nationwide

APRIL 1 Crownsville, MD – President Lyndon Johnson signed the Fair Housing Act into law on April 11, 1968 – just seven days after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and after a week of civil unrest in … Continue reading

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Register Now for August 27 Forum on Fair Housing

AUGUST 23 Upper Marlboro, MD – Secretary Raymond Skinner will join Prince George’s County Executive Jack Johnson, John E. Hall, director of HUD’s District of Columbia Field Office and the area’s top experts on housing-related issues at the Show Place … Continue reading

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