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• Fair Housing Laws & Executive Orders

  Summary of fair housing laws, including the Fair Housing Act.

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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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• Fair Housing Information on the Right to Have Support Animals in Housing

  Discusses the federal laws which protect the right of people with disabilities to keep emotional support animals, even when a landlord's policy is “no pets.” Gives detailed information on the steps tenants should take to request and receive this reasonable accommodation.

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• The State of Fair Housing - Annual Report on Fair Housing FY 2009

  The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) has released its annual State of Fair Housing Report for 2009. It highlights the agency's progress in enforcing the Fair Housing Act, identifies challenges that remain and shows HUD's commitment to ending housing discrimination. The report covers the last full fiscal year of HUD's complaint investigations and fair housing activities. Discrimination based on a person's disability status continues to be the largest-single category for complaints. Of the 10,242 complaints filed with HUD and its fair housing partners during fiscal year 2009, 44 percent alleged disability discrimination. The complete 133 page report is available in PDF format.

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• The Disability Law Lowdown Podcasts

  Provides information on disability laws and other subjects available to download and listen to, as well as podcast transcripts to read. Information covered includes the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Air Carrier Access Act, the Ticket to Work program, the Fair Housing Act and other laws and programs that support the rights and independence of people with disabilities. This information is also available in Spanish. Disability Law Lowdown ASL videos are on YouTube.

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• Frequently Asked Questions about Housing for People with Disabilities

  This information from the ENDependence Center of Northern Virginia’s (ECNV) has answers to frequently asked questions about affordable, accessible housing.  It explains universal design, the difference between accessible and adaptable housing, what the Fair Housing Act requires and many more housing issues that affect people with disabilities. 

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• Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST

  Initiative sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) designed to promote compliance with the Fair Housing Act design and construction requirements.

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• Section 109 of the Housing & Community Development Act of 1974

  Explains the rights and complaint procedures under Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age, religion and sex within Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) programs or activities.

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• Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Information for People with Disabilities

  Information about housing rights and responsibilities for people with disabilities, housing providers and building and design professionals.

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• Understanding the Fair Housing Amendments Act (FHAA)

  A publication of United Spinal Association to help both persons with disabilities and advocates better understand the FHAA. This document explains the law and how to make it work for people with disabilities.  This law is intended to increase housing opportunities for people with disabilities. However, individual citizens must come forward with concerns or file complaints if they believe their rights have been violated.  This link opens a PDF document.

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