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Housing discrimination based on your race, color, national origin, religion, sex, family status, or disability is illegal by federal law. 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.
Reporting Housing Discrimination. If you believe your rights may have been violated, we encourage you to report housing discrimination. Because there are time limits on when an allegation can be filed with HUD after an alleged violation, you should report housing discrimination as soon as possible.
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.
Submit online at www.hud.gov/fairhousing/fileacomplaint or send your claim form to the FHEO regional office that serves the state or territory where the discrimination happened. We'll review your information and contact you a soon as possible.
The Fair Housing Act makes housing discrimination illegal. Read about the types of discrimination covered by the Fair Housing Act. File a housing discrimination complaint. Submit a housing complaint with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) if you think you have experienced housing discrimination.
File A Complaint. If you believe your rights may have been violated, we encourage you to submit a complaint. Because there are time limits on when a complaint can be filed with HUD after an alleged violation, you should submit a complaint as soon as possible. File a Complaint. About Fair Housing and Civil Rights.
Individuals who believe that they have been victims of an illegal housing practice, may file a complaint with the Department of Housing and Urban Development [HUD] or file their own lawsuit in federal or state court. The Department of Justice brings suits on behalf of individuals based on referrals from HUD.
The processes of HUD's Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) partners may vary by agency. To learn how to report housing discrimination with HUD, please visit the Report Housing Discrimination page. Allegations can be submitted online as well as by telephone, e-mail, or mail.
HUD’s fair housing complaint process may result in conciliation or a determination of reasonable cause and charge. HUD is required by law to provide the parties an opportunity to conciliate the complaint.
HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) is responsible for receiving and investigating fair housing complaints. Your first step in making a federal fair housing complaint is to file a complaint with FHEO.