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.
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.