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Housing Discrimination
If you have experienced an act of discrimination related to housing,
please file a Housing Discrimination
Complaint Form. You have one year after the alleged violation
to file a complaint with HUD, but it is best to file it as soon as
possible.
The Housing Discrimination Complaint Form may be:
- Completed online and submitted
- Downloaded completed and returned
You may also:
- Write HUD a letter
- Telephone the HUD office nearest you Local HUD Offices HUD
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As
a housing provider:
The
Fair Housing Act (FHAct) protects all citizens from discrimination
on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, handicap
or familial status (families with children under the age of 18 living
with parents or legal guardians; pregnant women and people trying
to get custody of children under 18).
Senior Housing Exemption
Although the FHAct was amended in 1988 to prohibit discrimination
on the basis of disability and familial status, Congress intended
to preserve housing specifically designed to meet the needs of senior
citizens. Housing that meets the FHAct definition of "housing
for older persons" is exempt from the law's familial
status requirements, provided that:
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HUD has determined that the dwelling is specifically designed
for and occupied by elderly persons under a Federal, State or
local government program or
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It is occupied solely by persons who are 62 or older or
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It houses at least one person who is 55 or older in at least 80
percent of the occupied units, and adheres to a policy that demonstrates
intent to house persons who are 55 or older.
Therefore,
housing that satisfies the legal definition of senior housing or
housing for older persons described above, can legally exclude families
with children.
The
Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995 (HOPA) OMB
Approval Number: 2529-0046 (Expiration Date 6/30/2006)
HOPA got rid of
initial requirements for "significant services and facilities"
within designated senior housing units or areas.
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