Fair Housing and Religion brochure

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What you should do if you believe you have he Fair Housing Project of Legal Aid experienced housing discrimina ? on of North Carolina is available to provide informa ? on concerning a • Contact the Fair Housing Project and T person's rights under the federal Fair Fair Housing report the discrimina ? on to us Housing Act If you believe you are a vic ? m of • Keep a journal of incidents of housing discrimina ? on , contact us for discrimina ? on & assistance at 1 - 855 - 797 - 3247 A project sta? person will discuss the situa ? on with you • Write down what you experienced , and help you to decide what to do next Your including names , dates , addresses , Religion response to us will be kept con?den ? al rental terms , and any other details When necessary , our sta? can assist about your interac ? on you in ?ling a complaint with the US • Keep any documents related to the Department of Housing and Urban discrimina ? on , including all emails Development HUD , local human rela ? ons and text communica ? ons commissions , or in court • Following the incident , you have one year to ?le an administra ? ve complaint or two years to ?le a Fair Housing Project lawsuit in court LEGAL AID OF NORTH CAROLINA 855 797 - FAIR 855 797 - 3247 wwwfairhousingncorg " The work that provided the basis for this publication was supported by funding under a grant with the US Department of Housing and Urban Development The substance and findings of the work are dedicated to the public The author and publisher are solely responsible for the accuracy of the statements and interpretations contained in this publication Such interpretations do not necessarily reflect the views of the Federal Government "PageA ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? E ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? P ? ? ? ? ? ? ? H ? ? ? ? ? ? D ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Housing providers are prohibited from making The federal Fair Housing Act " FHA " D ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? discriminatory statements or publishing prohibits discrimina ? on in housing based on a discriminatory adver ? sing , as well as from person's race , color , religion , na ? onal origin , Harassing tenants because of their religious making false statements about availability sex , familial status , and disability prac ? ces or dress Adver ? sements for housing should not contain R ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Refusing to rent to women who wear hijabs an explicit preference based on religion If the religious headscarves or Sikhs who wear Housing providers cannot treat renters or name of an organiza ? on has a religious turbans buyers di?erently because of their religion or reference " Roselawn Catholic Home " , it may because they wear religious clothing or indicate an unlawful religious preference Calling Muslims " terrorists , " telling them they engage in religious prac ? ces and rituals However , such adver ? sements will not are not welcome , or that they should go back " Religion " includes the prac ? ce and non - generally violate the FHA if they include a to where they came from prac ? ce of religion , such as atheism , as well as non - discrimina ? on policy religions that are outside the mainstream Allowing tenants to put up Christmas lights , Adver ? sements with descrip ? ons of proper ? es but telling others they cannot put up Discrimina ? on includes refusing to rent or neighborhood with chapel or services kosher decora ? ons for their non - Chris ? an holidays sell , charging more , or o?ering di?erent terms meals available do not on their face state an to someone because of their religion unlawful preference and therefore do not Telling tenant applicants that they will not like generally violate the FHA Secular terms or Harassing , retalia ? ng against , or interfering a neighborhood because there is not a symbols rela ? ng to religious holidays , such as with someone who is a ? emp ? ng to exercise mosque , synagogue or church nearby Santa Claus or St Valen ? ne's Day , or phrases , their fair housing rights is also prohibited such as " Merry Christmas " " Happy Hanukkah , " Prohibi ? ng use of a community room for A housing provider is not required to provide or similar do not violate the FHA religious purposes , while allowing it for an accommoda ? on from a neutrally applied secular gatherings , such as par ? es rule for a person with religious needs W ? ? ? P ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C ? ? ? ? ? ? Prohibi ? ng tenants from displaying religious The FHA covers most residen ? al units , such as R ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? I ? ? ? ? items or decora ? ons , but allowing tenants to houses , apartments , condominiums , group People may display religious items or symbols display secular or other decora ? ons homes , shelters , migrant housing , and long in their units so long as they do not violate term transient housing There are limited reasonable safety or sanita ? on rules or laws Giving rental incen ? ves only to applicants of excep ? ons for some housing A religious certain religions If tenants are allowed to display secular items ins ? tu ? on or a?liated organiza ? on providing or other decora ? ons on their apartment housing may give a preference to persons of doors or in windows , they should also be the same religion if 1 housing is o?ered for allowed to display religious items or non - commercial purposes ; and 2 the religion decora ? ons on their doors or windows , such does not discriminate on the basis of race , as a Jewish mezuzah religious ornament on a color , or na ? onal origin Housing providers that doorframe or a Chris ? an wreath or cross receive HUD or other federal funds cannot discriminate on the basis of religion Page