In 2003, a fire engulfed Kennedy Homes, a federally subsidized multi-family housing complex for low- and extremely low-income families located in Gainesville. The fire was caused by leaking gas lines, a symptom of years of neglect and poor maintenance. The complex was closed due to unsafe conditions, and all of the residents were forced to relocate.

Historically, race discrimination by property owners and real estate agents helped create dramatic patterns of housing and neighborhood inequality. We helped individuals remedy race discrimination in housing on behalf of Antoinette Arnao, an African-American woman who experienced discriminatory treatment when attempting to lease an apartment in Central Florida. The leasing agent refused to show her an available unit or provide her with an application, but then treated a white individual more favorably when she visited the same complex a few days later. SLC filed a race discrimination lawsuit in federal court, which was settled to provide damages to Arnao.