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Officials from the Michigan Civil Rights Commission are holding hearings over the next few months to hear from Michiganders about their experiences with housing discrimination. The Commission wants to hear your experience with housing discrimination when purchasing a home, when renting a home, when applying for a home loan, or when reviewing your credit rating. ASL interpreters and CART captions will be provided. To request additional accommodations, contact Shawn Sanford at MDCR-INFO@michigan.gov or 1-800-482-3604 at least 3 business days prior to the hearing.
The February 7th virtual hearing is specifically for residents in Clinton, Ingham, Eaton, Jackson and Hillsdale counties, though anyone can join. In person hearings will be held in Flint, March 16 at Mott Community College Event Center and Grand Rapids, on April 28 at the Center for Community Transformation. A hearing was already held in December in Detroit.
The Michigan Civil Rights Commission was created by the Michigan Constitution. Members are selected by the governor and appointed with the consent of the Michigan Senate. The Commission, in turn, oversees the collection, investigation and resolution of discrimination complaints made under Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act. Those day-to-day investigations are handled by the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, which reports to the Commission.