Discrimination Around Housing

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This category covers how a person may be protected from discrimination when searching for or living in housing. This could be for renting or buying a house. It covers what protections the law may give, to people in different demographic groups.

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Federal Protections Against Housing Discrimination (The Fair Housing Act)

This covers the federal rights and protections people under the federal Fair Housing Act have when they are renting and buying a home, getting a mortgage, seeking housing assistance, or engaging in other housing-related actions. It includes protections based on a person's race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and disability. This covers when these protections apply and how to file a fair housing discrimination complaint.

Requesting A Reasonable Accommodation In Housing For Disability

This information goes over how a person with a disability might ask for a reasonable accommodation in housing to allow access for a disability.

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