• Advertising and Marketing
• Disability
• Familial Status
• First Amendment and Fair Housing
• Harassment Land Use
• Limited English Proficiency
• Low Income Housing Tax Credit
• Miscellaneous
• Section 3
• Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Marital Status
• Testing
• Victims of Violence and Criminal Records

Advertising and Marketing

• Memorandum on Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan Review Guidance (April 30, 2019)
• Guidance Regarding Advertisements Under § 804(c) of the Fair Housing Act (January 9, 1995)

Disability

      Effective Communication

• HUD Policy on Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and Accessible Technology (January 19, 2017)

Integrated, Community-Based Housing Opportunities

• Statement of HUD on the Role of Housing in Accomplishing the Goals of Olmstead (June 4, 2013)
• Assisted Housing for Persons with Disabilities under Olmstead Implementation Efforts to Provide Community-Based Options Rather than Institutional Settings (June 29, 2012)
• Guidance for FHEO Staff in Assisting Persons with Disabilities Transitioning from Institutions (August 11, 2011)

Physical Accessibility Requirements and Standards

• Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS)
• Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Federally Assisted Programs and Activities (HUD’s Deeming Notice) (May 23, 2014)
• Joint Statement of HUD and DOJ on Accessibility (Design and Construction) Requirements for Covered Multifamily Dwellings Under the Fair Housing Act (April 30, 2013)
• ADA Standards for Accessible Design (2010)
• Fair Housing Act Design Manual (April 1998)
• Supplement to Notice of Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines: Questions and Answers about the Guidelines (June 28, 1994)
• Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines (March 6, 1991)

Reasonable Accommodations and Modifications

• Service Animals and Assistance Animals for People with Disabilities in Housing and HUD-Funded Programs (April 30, 2019)
• Pet Ownership for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities; Final Rule (October 27, 2008)
• Joint Statement of HUD and DOJ on Reasonable Modifications Under the Fair Housing Act (March 5, 2008)
• Joint Statement of HUD and DOJ on Reasonable Accommodations Under the Fair Housing Act (May 17, 2004)
• Notice FHEO-2020-01: Assessing a Person’s Request to Have an Animal as a Reasonable Accommodation Under the Fair Housing Act (January 29, 2020) 
• Fact Sheet Regarding Notice FHEO-2020-01: Assessing a Person’s Request to Have an Animal as a Reasonable Accommodation Under the Fair Housing Act (January 29, 2020)

Familial Status

• Letter Regarding the Housing for Older Persons Act After Hurricane Sandy (November 9, 2012)
• Memorandum on the Fair Housing Act and Lead-Based Paint (November 27, 2000)
• Fair Housing Enforcement – Occupancy Standards; Notice of Statement of Policy (December 22, 1998)
• Questions and Answers Concerning the Final Rule Implementing the Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995 (HOPA)

First Amendment and Fair Housing

• Notice on Substantive and Procedural Limitations on Filing and Investigating Fair Housing Act Complaints That May Implicate the First Amendment (May 25, 2016)

Harassment

• Quid Pro Quo and Hostile Environment Harassment and Liability for Discriminatory Housing Practices Under the Fair Housing Act – Final Rule (September 14, 2016)
• Questions and Answers on Sexual Harassment Under the Fair Housing Act (November 17, 2008)

Land Use

• Joint Statement of HUD and DOJ on State and Local Land Use Laws and Practices and the Application of the Fair Housing Act (November 10, 2016)

Limited English Proficiency

• Office of General Counsel Guidance on Fair Housing Act Protections for Persons with Limited English Proficiency (September 15, 2016)
• Final Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons (January 22, 2007)

Low Income Housing Tax Credit

• IRS Statement on LIHTC and Local Approval Requirements (2016)

Miscellaneous

• Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Notice Regarding Fair Housing and Civil Rights Requirements and Relocation Requirements Applicable to RAD First Component – Public Housing Conversions (November 10, 2016)
• Implementation of the Fair Housing Act’s Discriminatory Effects Standard; Final Rule (February 15, 2013)
• Guidance on Non-discrimination and Equal Opportunity Requirements for PHAs (June 13, 2011)
• List of Federally Assisted Programs (November 24, 2004) (Note: this list is not exhaustive and may be updated periodically.)
• Fair Housing Planning Guide (March 1996)

Section 3

• Section 3 Brochure
• Frequently Asked Questions about HUD’s Section 3 Business Registry

Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Marital Status

• Equal Access to Housing in HUD’s Native American and Native Hawaiian Programs –Regardless of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity; Final Rule (November 17, 2016)
• Equal Access in Accordance With an Individual’s Gender Identity in Community Planning and Development Programs; Final Rule (September 21, 2016)
• Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Regardless of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity; Final Rule (February 3, 2012)

Testing

• Memorandum on Treatment of Testing Evidence in Fair Housing Complaint Investigations

Victims of Violence and Persons with Criminal Records

• Office of General Counsel Guidance on Application of Fair Housing Act Standards to the Enforcement of Local Nuisance and Crime-Free Housing Ordinances Against Victims of Domestic Violence, Other Crime Victims, and Others Who Require Police or Emergency Services (September 13, 2016)
• Office of General Counsel Guidance on Application of Fair Housing Act Standards to the Use of Criminal Records by Providers of Housing and Real Estate-Related Transactions (April 4, 2016)
• Guidance for Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) and Owners of Federally-Assisted Housing on Excluding the Use of Arrest Records in Housing Decisions (November 2, 2015)

Back to FHEO Home