Fair Housing Policy Statements, Notices & Other Documents
Documents related to fair housing and other civil rights requirements enforced by FHEO
- Advertising and Marketing
- Disability
- Fair Housing Guidance
- Familial Status
- First Amendment and Fair Housing
- Harassment
- Land Use
- Limited English Proficiency
- Low Income Housing Tax Credit
- Miscellaneous
- Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Marital Status
- Special Purpose Credit Programs
- 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
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 28, 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)
Fair Housing Guidance
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
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
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
Miscellaneous
- Discriminatory Effects Final Rule
- 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)
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)
- Implementation of Executive Order 13988 on the Enforcement of the Fair Housing Act (February 11, 2021)
Special Purpose Credit Programs
Testing
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)