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Housing discrimination based on your race, color, national origin, religion, sex, family status, or disability is illegal by federal law. If you have been trying to buy or rent a home or apartment and you believe your rights have been violated, you can file a fair housing complaint.
There are several ways to file a complaint:
Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Room 5204
451 Seventh St. SW
Washington, DC 20410-2000
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You can write us a letter with:
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Your name and address
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The name and address of the person your complaint is about
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The address of the house or apartment you were trying to rent or buy
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The date when this incident occurred
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A short description of what happened
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Then mail it to the Fair Housing Hub closest to you:
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Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont
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New Jersey and New York
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Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia
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Alabama, the Caribbean, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee
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Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin
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Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico,
Oklahoma, and Texas
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Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska
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Colorado, Montana, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming
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Arizona, California, Hawaii,
and Nevada
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Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
Content current as of 11 April 2007
Information by State
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