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    Housing Discrimination - Fair Housing

    The Fair Housing Act secures individuals from discrimination when they are leasing or purchasing a home, getting a mortgage, seeking housing assistance, or participating in other housing-related activities.

    Complaint Form

    If you require to submit a problem about a violation of your housing rights, fill out the Housing Discrimination Inquiry Form.

    Fair Housing Training

    We offer trainings for housing service providers, residential or commercial property management and those involved in housing services.

    Our trainings are offered practically and in-person. Complete the Request Form online or call the training team at CRDTraining@twc.texas.gov.

    Monthly Webinar

    Join us on every very first and third Tuesday from 10:00 - 11:00 (CST) where we talk about Fair Housing and Housing Accommodations. This is a totally free 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 prohibits discrimination in housing because 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 due to the fact that of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin:

    - Refuse to lease or sell housing.
    - Refuse to negotiate for housing.
    - Otherwise make housing not available.
    - Set different terms, conditions or benefits for sale or leasing of a residence.
    - Provide a person various housing services or centers.
    - Falsely deny that housing is available for inspection, sale or rental.
    - Make, print or release any notice, statement or ad with respect to the sale or leasing of a residence that indicates any preference, constraint or discrimination.
    - Impose various prices or rental charges for the sale or rental of a house.
    - Use different qualification criteria or applications, or sale or rental requirements or procedures, such as income standards, application requirements, application costs, credit analyses, sale or rental approval procedures or other requirements.
    - Evict a tenant or a tenant's guest.
    - Harass a person.
    - Fail or delay efficiency of maintenance or repair work.
    - Limit advantages, services or centers of a house.
    - Discourage the purchase or leasing of a residence.
    - Assign a person to a particular structure or area or section of a structure or community.
    - For earnings, convince, or attempt to encourage, property owners to sell their homes by suggesting that individuals of a particular secured quality are about to move into the area (blockbusting).
    - Refuse to provide or discriminate in the terms or conditions of property owners insurance coverage since of the race, color, faith, sex, disability, familial status, or nationwide origin of the owner and/or occupants of a home.
    - Deny access to or membership in any numerous listing service or genuine estate brokers' organization.
    In Mortgage Lending:

    It is illegal discrimination to take any of the following actions based on race, color, faith, sex, special needs, familial status, or national origin:

    - Refuse to make a mortgage loan or supply other financial assistance for a home.
    - Refuse to supply details concerning loans.
    - Impose different terms or conditions on a loan, such as different rates of interest, points, or fees.
    - Discriminate in appraising a dwelling.
    - Condition the accessibility of a loan on an individual's reaction to harassment.
    - Refuse to purchase a loan.
    Harassment:

    The Fair Housing Act makes it prohibited to bug persons since of race, color, religion, sex, impairment, familial status, or nationwide origin. Among other things, this prohibits unwanted sexual advances.

    Retaliation and Other Prohibitions:

    It is unlawful discrimination to:

    - Threaten, coerce, daunt or hinder anybody exercising a fair housing right or helping others who work out the right.
    - Retaliate against an individual who has actually filed a reasonable housing problem or helped in a reasonable housing examination.
    Reasonable Accommodations and Reasonable Modifications

    Under the Fair Housing Acts a sensible accommodation is a modification, exception, or modification to a rule, policy, practice, or service. The Fair Housing Act makes it illegal to decline to make sensible lodgings to guidelines, policies, practices, or services when such accommodations may be essential to afford persons with disabilities a level playing field to utilize and delight in a home and public and typical usage locations.

    In addition, the Fair Housing Act forbids a housing service provider from declining to allow, at the expenditure of the person with an impairment, sensible modifications of existing properties inhabited or to be occupied by such person if such modifications may be necessary to pay for such person complete pleasure of the premises.

    What is Needed for a Grievance

    To send a housing discrimination grievance these requirements should be satisfied:

    - The residential or commercial property must be within the state of Texas.
    - The residential or commercial property owner, for the most part, should have more than 3 residential or commercial properties. This does not include multi-family homes.