The Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center (CREEC) and Justice Catalyst Law are joining forces to combat housing discrimination in a new initiative that focuses on housing providers who discriminate against people participating in medication assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid…
Frederick Couple Files Suit Challenging Developer’s Refusal to Accommodate Wheelchair in Unbuilt Home Plan
Family alleges refusal violated the Fair Housing Act. DENVER, August 6, 2018 – Nina and Robert Lindstrom had been planning for years to move from Alabama to Colorado to be closer to Nina’s daughter and their grandchildren. While preparing for…
CREEC mourns the passing of fair housing legend Tracey McCartney
The fair housing world lost a giant when Tracey McCartney passed yesterday. To us, Tracey embodied the saying that there is no limit to what you can accomplish if you don’t care who gets the credit. Tracey worked tirelessly but…
CREEC & DMFHC Settle Family Status and Disability Housing Discrimination Complaints
Denver, CO — The Denver Metro Fair Housing Center (DMFHC) and the Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center (CREEC) resolved fair housing complaints against a management company that explicitly discriminated against families with children and people with disabilities. When DeWayne…
Settlement Underscores Requirement that Covenants and HOAs make Reasonable Accommodations
CREEC is pleased to announce that the Lofland family will be able to park the special needs recreational vehicle — so essential to their son’s therapy and well-being — next to their house in Larkspur, and to build the fence…
CREEC receives DMFHC Fair Housing Leadership Award
We were honored last night to receive a Fair Housing Leadership Award from the Denver Metro Fair Housing Center at their 2016 Fair Housing Gala. DMFHC is Colorado’s only dedicated fair housing organization, and has done amazing things to promote…
Presenting at Access and Ability’s Northern Colorado Leadership Gathering
I got to do one of my favorite things today: teach about disability rights and enforcement to a group of enthusiastic advocates and future disability rights leaders. Under the leadership of Menda Ide, the nonprofit group Access and Ability holds…
CREEC files suit to ensure reasonable accommodations for family of Autistic boy
CREEC filed a new case in the District of Colorado that underscores the importance of reasonable accommodations under the Fair Housing Act. When Hannah and Chris Lofland were looking for a home in Larkspur, Colorado, they never imagined that their…
Update: Service Animals Case Settles!
In March, CREEC filed a case alleging that a Colorado apartment complex (and its owners and property manager) discriminated against Valerie Gonzales and Traci Eaton, two individuals with disabilities, by denying them the reasonable accommodation of service animals. We’re happy to report…
CREEC Receives Grant in Honor of Eleanor Crow, Colorado Civil Rights Advocate
Late last year, CREEC was honored to have received a grant allocated by the heirs of Eleanor Elizabeth Gish Crow. Based on Eleanor’s lifelong commitment to civil rights in general and fair housing specifically, her family and heirs decided that…