Fair Housing
What is the Fair Housing Act?
To Report Housing Discrimination
Para denunciar la discriminación en la vivienda
Pou Rapòte Diskriminasyon Lojman
1-800-669-9777
Fair Housing Act
42 U.S.C. §§ 3601-19
Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Fair Housing Act), as amended, prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of dwellings, and in other housing-related transactions, because of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), familial status, national origin, and disability. It also requires that all federal programs relating to housing and urban development be administered in a manner that affirmatively furthers fair housing.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
29 U.S.C. § 794
Section 504 prohibits discrimination based on disability in any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.
Architectural Barriers Act of 1968
42 U.S.C. § 4151 et seq.
The Architectural Barriers Act requires that buildings and facilities designed, constructed, altered, or leased with certain federal funds after September 1969 must be accessible to and useable by persons with disabilities.
Section 109 of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
42 U.S.C. § 5309
Section 109 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), and religion in any program or activity funded in whole or in part under Title I of the Community Development Act of 1974, which includes Community Development Block Grants.
What Types of Housing Are Covered?
The Fair Housing Act covers most housing. In very limited circumstances, the Act exempts owner-occupied buildings with no more than four units, single-family houses sold or rented by the owner without the use of an agent, and housing operated by religious organizations and private clubs that limit occupancy to members.
Fair Housing Complaint Form – English