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Fair Housing Justice Center
 
WHO WE ARE

 The Fair Housing Justice Center assists individuals and organizations with allegations of illegal housing discrimination. The following services are provided free of charge:

1. Counseling on fair housing rights

2. Investigative assistance (including testing)

3. Referrals to cooperating attorneys and/or administrative agencies.

 
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HOW TO GET HELP
   To contact this group, CALL (212) 400-8201
 
 Monday: 9am to 5pm
 Tuesday: 9am to 5pm
 Wednesday: 9am to 5pm
 Thursday: 9am to 5pm
 Friday: 9am to 5pm
  In-person visits to the FHJC are by appointment only.
This group does not provide legal representation in court.
 
 
WHO WE SERVE
See below for an explanation of restrictions on who we can serve.
 
Area(s) Served:  Bronx, Dutchess, Kings (Brooklyn), Nassau, New York (Manhattan), Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond (Staten Island), Rockland, Suffolk, Westchester
Languages Spoken:  Spanish
Languages for which interpreters can be provided: FHJC has interpretation services available in 164 languages, including Russian, Korean, dialects of Chinese, etc. English, Spanish and Mandarin language capacities. For Mandarin-speaking callers, please call (212) 400-8214, and for Spanish-speaking callers, please call Vanessa Gonzalez at (212) 400-8201.
Wheelchair Accessible: Y
Access for the deaf: Persons with hearing impairments may also use our TRS services to contact the FHJC. The TRS phone number is (800) 662-1220.
 
 
TYPE OF HELP
This group provides the following types of services based on your legal needs and its resources:
 
  Brief Advice
  Self-Help Materials
  Other- The FHJC provides counseling and investigative services (including testing), legal referrals to cooperating attorneys, and self-help materials to individuals and organizations with housing discrimination complaints.

(Get more information about types of services.)
 
 
GENERAL CONTACT INFORMATION
Telephone:(212) 400-8201, (866) 350-FHJC
Fax:(212) 400-8203
Email:fhjc@fairhousingjustice.org
Web site:www.fairhousingjustice.org
 
Last Updated: 09/19/11
 
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