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Report Housing Discrimination
If you think your rights may have been violated, we encourage you to report housing discrimination. Because there are time limitations on when a claims can be submitted with HUD after an alleged infraction, you must report housing discrimination as quickly 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 company your accusation is against
The address or other recognition of the housing or program involved
A short description of the event(s) that cause you to think your rights were broken
The date(s) of the alleged offense
Online
You can Report Housing Discrimination with FHEO online in English (also readily 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 professional by calling:
1-800-669-9777
or
Mail
You can print out this form (also offered in Español, 中文, Tiếng Việt, 한국인, العربية, Русский, ខ ម រ, and Soomaali) and mail it to your local FHEO workplace at the address on this list.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities
HUD invites and is prepared to get calls from individuals who are deaf or difficult of hearing, in addition to people with speech or interaction impairments. To find out more about how to make an accessible telephone call, please go to Telecommunications Relay Service - TRS.
Assistance for Persons with Limited English Proficiency
You can report housing discrimination in any language. For individuals with minimal English efficiency, HUD supplies interpreters. HUD also provides a Spanish language variation of the online report housing discrimination form. You can discover descriptions of your fair housing rights in a number of languages aside from English here.
It is unlawful to strike back against any individual for making an accusation, testifying, helping, or taking part in any way in a proceeding under HUD's allegation process at any time, even after the examination has been finished. The Fair Housing Act likewise makes it illegal to strike back versus anybody because that person reported an inequitable practice to a housing company or other authority. The Violence Against Women Act also makes it prohibited for a public housing agency, owner, or supervisor of housing assisted under a VAWA covered housing program to strike back versus someone for looking for or working out VAWA protections for themself or another. This includes protection for people who testify, assist, 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 examines claims, which might be one or both of the list below types:
Discrimination in leasing or buying a home, getting a mortgage, seeking housing assistance, or participating in other housing-related activities
Fair Housing Act (race, color, nationwide origin, religion, sex, special needs, familial status)
Anyone who has actually been or will be hurt by a prejudiced housing practice
or commercial property owners, residential or commercial property managers, developers, realty representatives, mortgage lending institutions, house owners associations, insurance coverage companies, and others who impact housing chances
Discrimination and other infractions of civil rights in HUD programs (for example, failure to make sure meaningful access by individuals with minimal English proficiency)
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 (special needs); 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 support, States, local federal governments, and private entities running 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 forced out from housing, or having your assistance terminated due to the fact that you are a survivor of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; failure to get notice of occupancy rights or certification kind under VAWA; being rejected housing or housing-related rights or otherwise penalized for reporting criminal activities and emergency situations; or being struck back versus for looking for or working out VAWA rights on your own or another.
Applicable Law and Protected Classes
Violence Against Women Act (survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual attack, stalking; certain VAWA defenses use no matter being a survivor (right to report crimes and emergencies; securities from retaliation)).
Who May File an Allegation
Anyone who has been or will be harmed by a discriminatory housing practice under VAWA.
Who May Have an Accusation Filed Against Them
With respect to the majority of the Violence Against Women Act, any individual or entity under a covered housing program that has duty for the administration and/or oversight of VAWA protections, including a public housing firm, sponsor, owner, mortgager, supervisor, State and city government or its agency, not-for-profit or for-profit company or entity. Additionally, allegations may be filed against anybody who breaches the right to report criminal offenses and emergency situations.
Privacy Act Statement: The information sent to HUD might be used to investigate and process claims of housing and other types of discrimination. It may be disclosed for lawful investigatory functions, including to the U.S. Department of Justice for its use in the filing of pattern and practice suits of housing discrimination or the prosecution of the individual(s) who dedicated the discrimination where violence is involved; the general public, where appropriate; and to State or local reasonable housing agencies that administer substantially equivalent reasonable housing laws for claims processing. Though disclosure of the details is voluntary, failure to provide some or all of the asked for details may result in the delay or denial of aid with your housing discrimination claims.