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   Fair Housing -- It's Your Right - HUD (Separate Website)
This document explains your rights to fair housing and what acts of discrimination are prohibited. It discusses the Fair Housing Acts, Fair housing laws, and Fair lending. Includes a Complaint Form to download, complete and return, or complete online and submit to HUD.
By: U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
  
   
   Housing Choice Vouchers Fact Sheet (Separate Website)
This is information about the Section 8 voucher program.
By: U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
  
   
   HUD Approved Housing Counseling Agencies (Separate Website)
Listing of Mississippi Counseling Agencies approved by HUD.
By: U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
  
   
   HUD's Public Housing Program (Separate Website)
Who is eligible for Public Housing? How do I apply? When will I be notified? Wil I have to sign a lease? How do they decide what rent I pay? This document answers these questions and more.
By: U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
  
   
   Public Housing Authority (PHA) Contact Information (Separate Website)
You can go to this website to look up the address and telephone number for your local Public Housing Authority (PHA) in Mississippi. It is alphabetical by city name.
By: U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
  
   
   Renters in Foreclosure Toolkit (Separate Website)
Discusses the implications of the Protecting Tenants in Foreclosure Act of 2009 with documents to help renters stay in their homes.
By: National Low Income Housing Coalition
  
   
   Resources for the Homeless (Separate Website)
This webpage links to resources in Mississippi for shelters, counseling, programs and more.
By: U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
  
   
   Section 8 Housing

By: North Mississippi Rural Legal Services
 
  
   
   What is Public Housing? (Separate Website)
Website includes: Public Housing Fact Sheet, a list of Public Housing Programs, a Renter's Kit, and other information.
By: U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
  
   
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