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Report Housing Discrimination
If you believe your rights might have been violated, we encourage you to report housing discrimination. Because there are time limits on when an allegation can be filed with HUD after an alleged offense, you ought to report housing discrimination as soon as possible. When reporting housing discrimination, please supply as much information as possible, including:
Your name and address
The name and address of the individual(s) or organization your accusation is versus
The address or other identification of the housing or program involved
A short description of the event(s) that trigger you to think your rights were broken
The date(s) of the alleged infraction
Online
You can Report Housing Discrimination with FHEO online in English (likewise available in Español, 中文, Tiếng Việt, 한국인, العربية, Русский, ខ ម រ, and Soomaali)
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Phone
We speak your language! Talk with an FHEO consumption expert by calling:
1-800-669-9777
or
You can print out this type (also readily available in Español, 中文, Tiếng Việt, 한국인, العربية, Русский, ខ ម រ, and Soomaali) and mail it to your regional FHEO workplace at the address on this list.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities
HUD welcomes and is prepared to get calls from individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as people with speech or interaction impairments. To read more about how to make an accessible phone call, please check out Telecommunications Relay Service - TRS.
Assistance for Persons with Limited English Proficiency
You can report housing discrimination in any language. For individuals with restricted English efficiency, HUD supplies interpreters. HUD likewise supplies a Spanish language version of the online report housing discrimination type. You can find descriptions of your reasonable housing rights in a number of languages besides English here.
It is prohibited to retaliate against any person for making an allegation, affirming, helping, or getting involved in any manner in a proceeding under HUD's claims process at any time, even after the examination has been finished. The Fair Housing Act likewise makes it unlawful to retaliate versus any person because that individual reported an inequitable practice to a service provider or other authority. The Violence Against Women Act also makes it prohibited for a public housing firm, owner, or supervisor of housing assisted under a VAWA covered housing program to strike back versus someone for looking for or working out VAWA securities for themself or another. This consists of defense for people who testify, help, or get involved in any VAWA matter by themselves, or another's, behalf. If you believe you have actually experienced retaliation, you can report housing discrimination.
FHEO investigates accusations, which might be one or both of the list below types:
Discrimination in renting or buying a home, getting a mortgage, looking for housing support, or engaging in other housing-related activities
Fair Housing Act (race, color, nationwide origin, religion, sex, impairment, familial status)
Anyone who has actually been or will be harmed by an inequitable housing practice
Residential or commercial property owners, residential or commercial property supervisors, developers, realty agents, mortgage loan providers, house owners associations, insurance coverage suppliers, and others who impact housing chances
Discrimination and other infractions of civil liberties in HUD programs (for example, failure to guarantee meaningful access by individuals with restricted English efficiency)
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (race, color, nationwide origin); Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (race, color, national origin, religion, sex); Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (disability); Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (disability); Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (special needs); Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (age); Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 (sex)
Anyone
Any recipient or subrecipient of HUD monetary assistance, States, city governments, and personal entities operating housing and community advancement and other kinds of services, programs, or activities
How Your Rights May Have Been Violated
Discrimination in accessing housing or help, being kicked out from housing, or having your help terminated since you are a survivor of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; failure to receive notice of tenancy rights or accreditation type under VAWA; being denied housing or housing-related rights or otherwise penalized for reporting criminal activities and emergency situations; or being retaliated against for looking for or working out VAWA rights for yourself or another.
Applicable Law and Protected Classes
Violence Against Women Act (survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking; certain VAWA defenses apply no matter being a survivor (right to report criminal activities and emergency situations; securities from retaliation)).
Who May File an Accusation
Anyone who has been or will be hurt by a prejudiced housing practice under VAWA.
Who May Have an Allegation Filed Against Them
With respect to the majority of the Violence Against Women Act, any specific or entity under a covered housing program that has responsibility for the administration and/or oversight of VAWA securities, including a public housing company, sponsor, owner, mortgager, manager, State and regional government or its company, not-for-profit or for-profit company or entity. Additionally, allegations might be filed versus anybody who breaches the right to report criminal activities and emergency situations.
Privacy Act Statement: The details sent to HUD may be utilized to investigate and process claims of housing and other kinds of discrimination. It might be divulged for lawful investigatory purposes, including to the U.S. Department of Justice for its use in the filing of pattern and practice fits of housing discrimination or the prosecution of the person(s) who dedicated the discrimination where violence is included; the general public, where appropriate; and to State or regional reasonable housing agencies that administer considerably equivalent fair housing laws for claims processing. Though disclosure of the information is voluntary, failure to supply some or all of the inquired might lead to the hold-up or rejection of help with your housing discrimination claims.
