Are you a victim of Housing Discrimination?

Fair Housing is Your Right!

If you have been denied your housing rights… you may have experienced unlawful discrimination.

It is Unlawful to Discriminate in Housing based on these factors…

·         Race

·         Color

·         National origin

·         Religion

·         Sex

·         Familial status (families with children under the age of 18, or who are expecting a child)

·         Handicap ( if you or someone close to you has a disability

Are You A Victim Of Housing Discrimination?

Under Fair Housing laws, every citizen is assured the opportunity to build a better life in the home

Or apartment of their choice –regardless of their race , color, religion, sex, national origin, family status or disability.

How Do You recognize Housing Discrimination?

Under the fair Housing Act, it is Against the Law to:

·         Refuse to rent to you or sell you housing

·         Tell you housing is unavailable when in fact it is available

·         Show you apartments or homes in certain neighborhoods

·         Set different terms, conditions, or privileges for sale or rental of a swelling

·         Provide different housing services or facilities

·         Advertise housing to preferred groups of people only

·         Refuse to provide you with information regarding

Mortgage loans, deny you a mortgage loan, or impose different

Terms or conditions on a mortgage loan

·         Deny you property insurance

·         Conduct property appraisals in a discriminatory manner

·         Refuse to make reasonable accommodations for persons with a disability if the accommodations may be necessary to

 afford such a person a reasonable and equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling

·         Fail to design and construct housing in an accessible manner

·         Harass , coerce, intimidate, or interfere with anyone exercising or assisting someone else with his/her fair housing rights

If You Believe Your Rights Have been violated…

Contact HUD or a State or local fair housing agency to file a complaint

HUD handles complaints in several categories:

Housing discrimination:

Federal law prohibits housing discrimination based on your race, color, religion, sex, national origin, family status or disability.

If you have been trying to buy or rent a home or apartment and you believe your rights have been violated, you can file a fair housing complaint.

Bad landlords in federal housing:

Hundreds of landlords have been fined and/or debarred from doing business with the federal government as a result of failing to provide safe and

Decent housing for the poor, while enforcing themselves on taxpayer-funded subsidies.

Manufactured housing:

If you have a problem with your manufactured home, report it to HUD

Land Sales:

The Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act protects consumers from fraud and abuse when buying or leasing

Land from developers. If you believe your rights have been violated, you can file a complaint by writing to HUD.

Deceptive contractors:

HUD insures loans to help people renovate and repair their homes through a program called title 1 . If you have problems with a contractor

who is performing work for you under this program, report it to HUD.

Fraud, waste, and abuse:

If you are aware of fraud, wastes, and abuse in HUD programs and operations, report it to HUD’s Inspector General Hot line!