Michelle's Story: 'They put me on the website I hate Section 8'
Channel: Public Counsel
Date: 2013-10-12

Michelle Ross moved to the Antelope Valley north of Los Angeles for a better life for her family. But when her neighbors found out she was part of the federal fair housing program called Section 8, that's when her troubles started. Her children faced harassment at school and she came home to find racist graffiti on her garage. 

Public Counsel filed a lawsuit on behalf of Michelle and more than 3,400 African American and Latino families in the Antelope Valley. In 2012, we resolved the litigation to protect their rights to live where they choose free from harassment or fear.