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4. Housing Discrimination - Fair Housing
Housing Discrimination - Fair Housing
The Fair Housing Act safeguards people from discrimination when they are renting or buying a home, getting a mortgage, seeking housing help, or engaging in other housing-related activities.
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If you require to send a complaint about a violation of your housing rights, fill out the Housing Discrimination Inquiry Form.
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We supply trainings for housing providers, residential or commercial property management and those involved in housing services.
Our trainings are available practically and in-person. Complete the Request Form online or call the training team at CRDTraining@twc.texas.gov.
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Join us on every first and third Tuesday from 10:00 - 11:00 (CST) where we discuss Fair Housing and Housing Accommodations. This is a complimentary webinar for those interested in their rights or those that manage or own residential or commercial properties.
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Fair Housing Information
Find details below on who and what is covered under the law.
The Fair Housing Act forbids discrimination in housing due to the fact that of:
- Race.
- Color.
- National Origin.
- Religion.
- Sex.
- Familial Status.
- Disability.
What Is Prohibited?
In the Sale and Rental of Housing:
It is illegal discrimination to take any of the following actions since of race, color, religion, sex, special needs, familial status, or national origin:
- Refuse to lease or offer housing.
- Refuse to negotiate for housing.
- Otherwise make housing unavailable.
- Set different terms, conditions or advantages for sale or rental of a home.
- Provide an individual different housing services or centers.
- Falsely reject that housing is available for inspection, sale or leasing.
- Make, print or publish any notification, declaration or advertisement with respect to the sale or leasing of a residence that shows any choice, restriction or discrimination.
- Impose various prices or rental charges for the sale or rental of a house.
- Use different qualification requirements or applications, or sale or rental standards or procedures, such as income standards, application requirements, application costs, credit analyses, sale or rental approval treatments or other requirements.
- Evict an occupant or a renter's visitor.
- Harass a person.
- Fail or hold-up performance of maintenance or repairs.
- Limit advantages, services or facilities of a dwelling.
- Discourage the purchase or leasing of a house.
- Assign a person to a particular building or community or section of a structure or neighborhood.
- For earnings, persuade, or try to encourage, house owners to offer their homes by suggesting that individuals of a particular safeguarded attribute will move into the area (blockbusting).
- Refuse to offer or discriminate in the terms or conditions of property owners insurance due to the fact that of the race, color, faith, sex, impairment, familial status, or nationwide origin of the owner and/or occupants of a dwelling.
- Deny access to or subscription in any numerous listing service or realty brokers' organization.
In Mortgage Lending:
It is illegal discrimination to take any of the following actions based on race, color, religious beliefs, sex, impairment, familial status, or national origin:
- Refuse to make a mortgage loan or provide other monetary support for a house.
- Refuse to supply details concerning loans.
- Impose different terms or conditions on a loan, such as different interest rates, points, or fees.
- Discriminate in evaluating a home.
- Condition the availability of a loan on an individual's response to harassment.
- Refuse to buy a loan.
Harassment:
The Fair Housing Act makes it prohibited to bother persons because of race, color, religious beliefs, sex, impairment, familial status, or national origin. To name a few things, this forbids sexual harassment.
Retaliation and Other Prohibitions:
It is illegal discrimination to:
- Threaten, coerce, intimidate or hinder anybody exercising a reasonable housing right or assisting others who exercise the right.
