Fair Housing: How to Protect Your Rights or File a Complaint
Fair Housing: Understanding Your Rights
HUD Basic Facts About the Fair Housing Law https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/FHLaws/yourrights
HUD – Learn About the Fair Housing Act https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/FHLaws/yourrights
HUD - Fair Housing Equal Opportunity for All
https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=FHEO_Booklet_Eng.pdf
DOJ - Sexual Harassment is Illegal. Fair Housing is Your Right.
https://lihp.org/Content/DOJ.pdf
Know the Signs of Housing Discrimination (English)
https://www.consumer-action.org/downloads/english/KnowSigns.pdf
National Fair Housing Alliance – Fair Housing Education Materials
https://www.nationalfairhousing.org/FairHousingResources/FairHousingEducationMaterials/tabid/4266/Default.aspx
Long Island Housing Services, Inc.
“Get Acquainted-Fair Housing Rights Guide for Long Island
https://www.lifairhousing.org/userfiles/file/FH%20Guide%20special%20edition%20-%204-25-13%20FINAL.pdf
"Acting For Justice"
https://www.fairhousingjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/FHJC_BROCHURE-ENG-web.pdf
"FAIR HOUSING...IT'S THE LAW!" Video Presentation
To view video: https://www.lihp.org/videos-148.html
To download presentation in .pdf format: https://www.lihp.org/Content/FAIR%20HOUSING%20LIHP%20-%20English.pdf
Federal Government Agencies:
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
The Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
451 Seventh Street, S.W., Room 5116
Washington, D.C. 20410-2000
(202)708-2878
Toll Free 1-800-669-9777
https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/programdescription/fheo
HUD Online Reporting link https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/topics/housing_discrimination
To reach the local HUD office in your area, call 1-800-669-9777, TDD 1-800-927-9275.
To download a complaint form, use this link:
HUD Housing Discrimination Are You a Victim of Housing Discrimination https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=Are_You_a_Victim_Eng.pdf
U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, Housing and Civil Enforcement Section
https://www.justice.gov/crt/complaint/#six
U.S. Department of Justice
Civil Rights Division
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Housing and Civil Enforcement Section, NWB
Washington, D.C. 20530
(202) 514-4713 or TTY: 202-305-1882
To report an incidence of housing discrimination: 1-800-896-7743
Fair Housing: Protecting Your Rights or Filing a Complaint
United States Attorney’s Office
Eastern District of New York
271 Cadman Plaza East
Brooklyn, New York 11201
Attn: Chief of Civil Rights, Civil Division
718-254-7000
www.justice.gov/usao/nye
The Fair Housing Act https://www.justice.gov/crt/about/hce/housing_coverage.php
State Government Agencies:
The New York State Division of Human Rights
Website https://www.dhr.ny.gov/
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) https://www.dhr.ny.gov/faq
NYS Division of Human Rights Complaint Form: Click here
NYS Division of Human Rights instructions and info: Click here
1-888-392-3644
718-741-8332 for people who are blind or visually impaired
Long Island Offices email: InfoLongIsland@dhr.ny.gov
The New York State Division of Human Rights
50 Clinton St, Suite 301, Hempstead, NY 11550
(516) 539-2025
Fair Housing: Protecting Your Rights or Filing a Complaint
The New York State Division of Human Rights
State Office Building
Veterans Memorial Highway
Hauppauge, NY 11787
(516) 952-6434
County Government Agencies:
Nassau County Commission on Human Rights
240 Old Country Road, Suite 606
Mineola, NY 11501
(516)571-3662
Suffolk County Human Rights Commission
H. Lee Dennison Building
100 Veterans Memorial Hwy.
Third Floor
Hauppauge, NY 11788
(631) 853-5480
Private Agencies:
National Fair Housing Alliance
https://www.nationalfairhousing.org/
Know Your Rights https://www.nationalfairhousing.org/KnowYourRights/tabid/4179/Default.aspx
Consumer Action
Filing a housing Discrimination Lawsuit (English)
https://www.consumer-action.org/modules/articles/filing_a_housing_discrimination_complaint
Long Island Housing Services https://www.lifairhousing.org/
640 Johnson Avenue, Suite 8
Bohemia, NY 11716
(516) 292-0400 Nassau
(631) 567-5111 Suffolk
Fair Housing Justice Center
5 Hanover Square, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10004
(212) 400-8201 |