Fair Housing and National Origin Discrimination brochure

10 U ? ? ? ? ? T ? ? ? H ? ? ? ? ? ? D ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? T ? ? F ? ? ? H ? ? ? ? ? ? P ? ? ? ? ? ? What you should do if you believe you have he Fair Housing Project of Legal Aid of experienced housing discrimina ? on North Carolina is available to provide informa ? on concerning a person's rights • Contact the Fair Housing Project and T under the federal Fair Housing Act If report the discrimina ? on to us F ? ? ? H ? ? ? ? ? ? you believe you are a vic ? m of housing • Keep a journal of incidents of discrimina ? on , contact us for assistance at discrimina ? on ? 1 - 855 - 797 - 3247 A project sta? person will discuss the situa ? on with you and help you to • Write down what you experienced , decide what to do next Your response to us will including names , dates , addresses , N ? ? ? ? ? ? ? O ? ? ? ? ? be kept con?den ? al rental terms , and any other details When necessary , our sta? can assist you in about your interac ? on D ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?ling a complaint with the US Department of • Keep any documents related to the Housing and Urban Development HUD , local discrimina ? on , including all emails human rela ? ons commissions , or in court and text communica ? ons • Following the incident , you have one year to ?le an administra ? ve Fair Housing Project complaint or two years to ?le a lawsuit in court LEGAL AID OF NORTH CAROLINA PO Box 26087 Raleigh , NC 27611 855 797 - FAIR 855 797 - 3247 wwwfairhousingncorg " The work that provided the basis for this publica ? on was supported by funding under a grant with the US Department of Housing and Urban Development The substance and ?ndings of the work are dedicated to the public The author and publisher are solely responsible for the accuracy of the statements and interpreta ? ons contained in this publica ? on Such interpreta ? ons do not necessarily re?ect the views of the Federal Government "PageI ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? S ? ? ? ? ? H ? ? ? ? ? ? D ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C ? ? ? ? ? V ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? FHA he federal Fair Housing Act " FHA " There are many forms of na ? onal origin Every person is protected under the FHA , prohibits discrimina ? on in housing discrimina ? on These are just a few examples regardless of the person's immigra ? on status T based on a person's race , color , of conduct that may violate the FHA HUD does not inquire about immigra ? on religion , na ? onal origin , sex , familial status , • Refusing to rent , sell , or nego ? ate with status when inves ? ga ? ng fair housing and disability a person because of that persons complaints birthplace , ethnicity , or ancestry N ? ? ? ? ? ? ? O ? ? ? ? ? D ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Landlords may ask for documents and Under the FHA , it is unlawful for a landlord , • Charging addi ? onal rent , deposit , or perform credit checks to determine whether property manager , real estate agent , or fees because a person speaks a an individual meets objec ? ve rental criteria property owner to treat someone di?erently language other than English However , a landlord must apply the same because of their na ? onal origin Na ? onal policies and procedures in a consistent • Discouraging or recommending origin includes birthplace , ethnicity , ancestry , manner to all poten ? al tenants It is unlawful certain communi ? es because a home culture , and language for a landlord to ask a tenant ques ? ons about seeker has a name that may be immigra ? on status because of how the tenant associated with a na ? onal origin B ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? , E ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? , ? ? ? A ? ? ? ? ? ? ? looks , talks , or dresses Na ? onal origin includes a region within a • Refusing unit maintenance because a Requests for ci ? zenship and immigra ? on country or a region that spans mul ? ple person is an immigrant or refugee , informa ? on may violate the FHA For more countries The FHA may be violated even if a while providing it to everyone else informa ? on , contact the Fair Housing Project landlord does not know a person's par ? cular na ? onal origin or is mistaken about a person's D ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? P ? ? ? ? ? ? ? na ? onal origin H ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Discriminatory policies or property rules may It is illegal to coerce , in ? midate , threaten , or also violate the FHA Some examples include L ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? A ? ? ? ? ? interfere with a person exercising or enjoying If a landlord treats someone di?erently • Requiring all household occupants to their fair housing rights Some examples of because he or she speaks with an accent or speak English discriminatory conduct includes speaks a language other than English , it may • Telling a person not to cook certain cons ? tute na ? onal origin discrimina ? on • Threatening to report a person to foods because of the possible smell Similarly , selec ? vely enforcing language - the police or ICE for ?ling a fair related housing policies such as only housing complaint • Forcing a person to choose an prohibi ? ng some languages or only telling apartment near other people who • Threatening to evict a person unless certain applicants about those policies may speak the same language he or she removes tradi ? onal also violate the FHA cultural or religious clothing Enforcing certain rules against someone , but not enforcing those rules against anyone else , • Making racial , ethnic , or religious may also violate the FHA slurs towards a person Page