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The Fair Housing
Act, as amended in 1988, prohibits housing discrimination
on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial
status, and national origin. Its coverage includes private
housing, housing that receives Federal financial assistance,
and State and local government housing. It is unlawful to
discriminate in any aspect of selling or renting housing or
to deny a dwelling to a buyer or renter because of the disability
of that individual, an individual associated with the buyer
or renter, or an individual who intends to live in the residence.
Other covered activities include, for example, financing,
zoning practices, new construction design, and advertising.
The Fair Housing Act requires owners of
housing facilities to make reasonable exceptions in their
policies and operations to afford people with disabilities
equal housing opportunities. For example, a landlord with
a "no pets" policy may be required to grant an exception
to this rule and allow an individual who is blind to keep
a guide dog in the residence. The Fair Housing Act
also requires landlords to allow tenants with disabilities
to make reasonable access-related modifications to their private
living space, as well as to common use spaces. (The landlord
is not required to pay for the changes.) The Fair
Housing Act further requires that new multifamily
housing with four or more units be designed and built to allow
access for persons with disabilities. This includes accessible
common use areas, doors that are wide enough for wheelchairs,
kitchens and bathrooms that allow a person using a wheelchair
to maneuver, and other adaptable features within the units.
Complaints of Fair Housing Act violations
may be filed with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development. For more information or to file a complaint,
contact:
Office of Program Compliance and Disability Rights
Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
451 7th Street, S.W. , Room 5242
Washington, D.C. 20410
www.hud.gov/offices/fheo/index.cfm
(800) 669-9777 (voice)
(800) 927-9275 (TTY)
The Fair Housing Act, as amended in
1988, prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of race,
color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, and national
origin.
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