Fair Housing Policy Statements, Notices & Other Documents
Documents related to fair housing and other civil rights requirements enforced by FHEO
- 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
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)
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
- IRS Statement on LIHTC and Local Approval Requirements (2016)
- Memorandum of Understanding Among Department of the Treasury, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Department of Justice on Fair Housing Act Compliance Involving Low Income Housing Tax Credit (August 11, 2000)
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)
- Civil Rights Limited On-Site Monitoring and Section 504 Reviews of Multifamily Housing Projects for Contract Administrators
- Multifamily Housing & FHEO Limited Monitoring Reviews
Section 3
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
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)