Housing Discrimination

Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Multifamily Housing Complaint Line

Enables residents of HUD-insured and -assisted properties and other community members to report complaints with a property's management concerning matters such as poor maintenance, dangers to health and safety, mismanagement and fraud.

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Fair Housing Booklet

Booklet which includes information on the Fair Housing Act and housing rights of people with disabilities and others. This link opens a PDF document.

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Fair Housing Discrimination Complaints

Explains how to file a Fair Housing complaint online, by phone or by letter, and provides the list of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development offices.

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HUD Reports Record Number of Housing Discrimination Complaints

A record 10,552 fair housing discrimination complaints were filed in fiscal year 2008, according to a report released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The report shows that a large portion of the complaints, 44 percent, were filed by persons with disabilities.

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U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Charges New York Apartment Management Company with Discriminating Against Child with Disabilities

HUD has charged a landlord in Albany, NY with violating the Fair Housing Act by denying a child with disabilities a reasonable accommodation and retaliating against her family. The Paulsen Development Company barred the child from using the apartment complex swimming pool by prohibiting her needed service animal from accompanying her. After her mother complained to HUD, the company refused to renew their lease.

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