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Katrina Evacuees Face Discrimination

Posted by: David Gest

11 January 2006 - 12:00pm

A recent fair housing study finds that landlords in refugee areas give preferential treatment to whites.

In two out of three apartment complexes surveyed by the National Fair Housing Alliance, there was evidence of discrimination against black Katrina refugees. The group "had callers pose as hurricane victims seeking information at mid-priced apartment complexes in Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Florida and Tennessee. At 66 percent of the apartments, white callers were treated more favorably than blacks, the group reported."

Full Story: Katrina evacuees faced bias in rentals, group alleges
Source: The Chicago Tribune, January 8, 2006
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