Discrimination in Housing

Legal Information

• Americans with Disabilities Act- A Guide for People with Disabilities Seeking Employment

  If you are seeking a job or are new to the workforce, you should become familiar with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), a federal civil rights law designed to prevent discrimination and enable individuals with disabilities to participate fully in all aspects of society. One fundamental principle of the ADA is that individuals with disabilities who want to work and are qualified to work must have an equal opportunity to work. This brochure, from the Social Security Administration, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Department of Justice answers questions you may have about your employment rights under the ADA. Content Detail

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  Social Security Administration, EEOC and Department of Justice

• Americans with Disabilities Act - Answers to Common Questions

  The Americans with Disabilities Act gives civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities similar to those provided to individuals on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, and religion. It guarantees equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities in public accommodations, employment, transportation, State and local government services, and telecommunications. This web page is designed to provide answers to some of the questions asked most often about the ADA. Content Detail

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  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

• Challenging the Criminalization of the Homeless

  The Civil Rights Project monitors and advocates nationally against local laws that "criminalize" homelessness by making it a crime to perform life-sustaining activities in public areas-- even when there are no private spaces available to the homeless person to perform these activities. For example, some communities prohibit sleeping in public spaces even when a homeless person in that community has nowhere else to sleep, such as a shelter or home. Other life-sustaining activities that may be prohibited in public spaces include eating and sitting. Content Detail

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  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty

• Comprar un hogar (Buying a Home)

  PDF document (may load slowly). Content Detail

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  South Carolina Bar Association

• Federal Protections Against Discrimination Based on National Origin

  Federal laws prohibit discrimination based on a person's national origin, race, gender, color, disability, religion, or familial status. This document explains your rights in more detail. Content Detail

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  U.S. Department of Justice

• First Amendment: Legal Resources for the LGBT Community

  This web site contains legal resources for the lesbian and gay community relating to freedom of speech, press, religion, association and other First Amendment rights. Content Detail

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  LAMBDA Legal Defense & Education Fund

• Homelessness in America

  Fact Sheets, includes statistics and causes of homelessness. Content Detail

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  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty

• Housing and Public Accommodation (LGBT Community)

  This web site contains information about rights to housing and public accommodations for the LGBT community. Content Detail

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  LAMBDA Legal Defense & Education Fund

• Housing Choice Vouchers

  Housing choice vouchers allow very low-income families to choose and lease or purchase safe, decent, and affordable privately-owned rental housing. Content Detail

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  U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

• Housing Choice Vouchers Fact Sheet

  The housing choice voucher program is the federal government's major program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market. Since housing assistance is provided on behalf of the family or individual, participants are able to find their own housing, including single-family homes, townhouses and apartments. Content Detail

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  U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

• Housing-Related Information for People with Disabilities

  Find housing-related information for people with disabilities in this section of the DisabilityInfo.gov web site, including: Accessibility, Housing Options, Links to Laws and Policy, and Your Housing Rights. Content Detail

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  First Gov - Your First Click is the U.S. Government

• How to File a Discrimination Charge

  This web page, from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) web site, shows you how to file a discrimination charge if you believe you have been discriminated against by an employer, labor union or employment agency when applying for a job or while on the job because of your race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, or disability, or believe that you have been discriminated against because of opposing a prohibited practice or participating in an equal employment opportunity matter. Content Detail

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  U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

• How to File a Housing Discrimination Complaint with HUD

  Federal law prohibits housing discrimination based on your race, color, national origin, religion, sex, family status, or disability. If you have been trying to buy or rent a home or apartment and you believe your rights have been violated, you can file a fair housing complaint. Content Detail

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  U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

• PHA Responsibilities PDF

  Over Subsidization in the Housing Choice Voucher Program Content Detail

• Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act - Guidance on New Tenant Protections PDF

  Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act ? Guidance on New Tenant Protections Content Detail