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Fair Housing Amendments Act
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The Fair Housing Amendments Act (FHAA) was signed into law on September 13, 1988 and became effective on March 12, 1989. The Act amended Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin in housing sales, rentals or financing.
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The Fair Housing Act protects people from discrimination when they are renting, buying, or securing financing for any housing. The prohibitions specifically cover discrimination because of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability and the presence of children.
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The Fair Housing Act covers most housing. In some circumstances, the Act exempts owner-occupied buildings with no more than four units, single-family housing sold or rented without the use of a broker, and housing operated by organizations and private clubs that limit occupancy to members.
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Learn About the Fair Housing Act
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What is Prohibited?
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In the Sale and Rental of Housing:
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No one may take any of the following [actions based](https://jadranreality.com) on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status or handicap:
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- Refuse to rent or sell housing +- Refuse to negotiate for housing +- Make housing unavailable +- Deny a dwelling +- Set different terms, conditions or privileges for sale or rental of a dwelling +- Provide different housing services or facilities +- Falsely deny that housing is available for inspection, sale, or rental +- For profit, persuade owners to sell or rent (blockbusting) or +- Deny anyone access to or membership in a facility or service (such as a multiple listing service) related to the sale or rental of housing.
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In Mortgage Lending:
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No one may take any of the following actions based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status or handicap (disability):
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- Refuse to make a mortgage loan +- Refuse to provide information regarding loans +- Impose different terms or conditions on a loan, such as different interest rates, points, or fees +- Discriminate in appraising property +- Refuse to purchase a loan or +- Set different terms or conditions for purchasing a loan.
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In Addition: It is illegal for anyone to:
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- Threaten, coerce, intimidate or interfere with anyone exercising a fair housing right or assisting others who exercise that right +- Advertise or make any statement that indicates a limitation or preference based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, or handicap. This prohibition against discriminatory advertising applies to single-family and owner-occupied housing that is otherwise exempt from the Fair Housing Act.
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Additional Protection if You Have a Disability
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If you or someone associated with you:
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- Have a physical or mental disability (including hearing, mobility and visual impairments, chronic alcoholism, chronic mental illness, AIDS, AIDS Related Complex individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) that substantially limits one or more [major life](https://www.varni.ae) activities +- Have a record of such a disability or +- Are regarded as having such a disability
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Your landlord may not:
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- Refuse to let you make reasonable modifications to your dwelling or common use areas, at your expense, if necessary for the disabled person to use the [housing](https://buyland.breezopoly.com). (Where reasonable, the landlord may permit changes only if you agree to restore the property to its original condition when you move.) +- Refuse to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices or services if necessary for the disabled person to use the housing.
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Example: A building with a no pets policy must allow a visually impaired tenant to keep a guide dog.
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Example: An apartment complex that offers tenants ample, unassigned parking must honor a request from a mobility-impaired tenant for a reserved space near her apartment if necessary to assure that she can have access to her apartment.
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However, housing need not be made available to a person who is a direct threat to the health
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Requirements for New Buildings
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In buildings that are ready for first occupancy after March 13, 1991, and have an elevator and four or more units:
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- Public and common areas must be accessible to persons with disabilities +- Doors and hallways must be wide enough for wheelchairs +- All units must have: - An accessible route into and through the unit +- Accessible light switches, electrical outlets, thermostats and other environmental controls +- Reinforced bathroom walls to allow later [installation](https://integrityrealtystl.com) of grab bars and +- Kitchens and bathrooms that can be used by people in wheelchairs.
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If a building with four or more units has no elevator and will be ready for first occupancy after March 13, 1991, these standards apply to ground floor units.
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These requirements for new buildings do not replace any more stringent standards in state or federal law.
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Housing Opportunities for Families
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Unless a building or community qualifies as housing for older persons, it may not discriminate based on familial status. That is, it may not discriminate against families in which one or more children under 18 live with:
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- A parent +- A person who has legal custody of the child or children or +- The designee of the parent or legal custodian, with the parent or custodian’s written permission.
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Familial status protection also applies to pregnant women and anyone securing legal [custody](https://slinfradevelopers.com) of a child under 18.
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Exemption: Housing for older persons is exempt from the prohibition against familial status discrimination if:
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- The HUD Secretary has determined that it is specifically designed for and occupied by elderly persons under a Federal, State or local government program or +- It is occupied solely by persons who are 62 or older or +- It houses at least one person who is 55 or older in at least 80 percent of the occupied units, and [adheres](https://vintara.co.uk) to a policy that demonstrates an intent to house persons who are 55 or older.
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A transition period permits residents on or before September 13, 1988, to continue living in the housing, regardless of their age, without interfering with the exemption.
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WHERE TO GO FOR HELP
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In Westchester, you can contact: +Westchester County Human Rights Commission +Fair Housing Department +112 East Post Road, 3rd Floor +White Plains, New York 10601 +Telephone: 914-995-7710 +Fax: 914-995-7720 +Website: www.westchestergov.com/humanrightscommission
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Housing and Urban Development Regional Office
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New York Regional Office
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https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/states/new_york/officesJacob K. Javits Federal Building +26 [Federal Plaza](https://www.bandeniahomes.com) +Suite 3541 +New York, NY 10278-006 +Phone (212) 264-8000 +Fax (212) 264-0246 +Email NY_Webmanager@hud.gov
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Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity +Room 5116 +[Department](https://sikkimclassified.com) of Housing and Urban Development +451 Seventh Street, S.W. +Washington, D.C. 20410-2000 +(202) 708-2878
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For information or to report a violation of the Fair Housing visit the [website](https://bollati-immobilier.mc).
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Website: https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/office-of-fair-housing-and-equal-opportunity
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