Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO)

Information by State  Esta página en español  Print version   At Your Service Have you experienced housing discrimination? If you think you have experienced housing discrimination, download the Housing Discrimination Complaint Form or complete it online and submit. You may also write HUD a letter, or call the HUD Office nearest you. Learn about the housing discrimination complaint process. Email us or contact us at (800) 669-9777 and for the hearing impaired, please call TTY (800) 927-9275. HUD Enforcement Activity Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Fair Housing Act Cases Fair Housing Enforcement Activity Secretary-Initiated Investigations Quick Links   Calendar   Equal Housing Opportunity Logo   Fair Housing Ad Campaign   Fair Housing Newsletters   FHEO Job Opportunities   Fair Housing Poster   FY 2007 Annual Report   Policies & Guidance   Limited English Proficiency (LEP)   Reasonable Accommodations   Studies & Reports   TEAPOTS   Webcasts     Subscribe to the FHEO Enforcement News Feed   What is RSS?   Download an RSS Reader

The Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) administers and enforces federal laws and establishes policies that make sure all Americans have equal access to the housing of their choice. Learn more about FHEO.

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HUD Charges Owners, Managers of Scranton, PA, Apartment Complex with Keeping Out Families with Children. HUD has charged the owners and managers of The Mill, a 74-unit apartment complex in Scranton, PA, with violating the federal Fair Housing Act by refusing to rent to families with children. HUD’s investigation revealed the complex discouraged families with children from residing at the complex and advertised itself as “21 and over.” The charge follows an investigation HUD launched when it received information suggesting that the complex did not admit families with children View the charge.   HUD OBTAINS $40,000 SETTLEMENT FOR OREGON FAMILY WITH AUTISTIC CHILD IN DISCRIMINATION CASE. Under a HUD settlement, the owners and managers of a Portland, Oregon, area apartment complex will pay $40,000 to the parents of a three-year old boy with autism to resolve a housing discrimination complaint. The family alleged their landlord refused to move the family to the first floor to mitigate a downstairs-tenant's noise complaints and failed to refuse the family's lease View the Agreement|Read the press release.     HUD Charges Orlando Area Apartment Complex For Refusing to Rent to African Americans HUD has charged Fountain View Apartments, Inc., in Volusia, Florida, for falsely telling an African-American woman no apartments were available while telling white persons who inquired apartments were available. View the charge. Orlando Channel 6 on the HUD charge in the Williams case   Read about the latest housing discrimination news.

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Last year, 10,000 people filed complaints claiming housing discrimination, HUD says   Housing discrimination suits target online advertisements   Read the National Public Radio (NPR) story titled "How Has the Fair Housing Act Fared?"   Read the State of Fair Housing: FY 2007 Annual Report on Fair Housing.   Gannett News Service took a comprehensive look at housing discrimination and ran an in-depth database report featured on its website. View the Closed Doors report.   Meet Franklin, the Fair Housing Fox, FHEO's First-Ever Fair Housing Mascot!   Fair Housing Education Day in America