1 Housing Discrimination - Fair Real Estate

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4. Housing Discrimination - Fair Housing
   
   Housing Discrimination - Fair Housing
   
   The Fair Housing Act protects individuals from discrimination when they are leasing or buying a home, getting a mortgage, looking for housing assistance, or participating in other housing-related activities.
   
   Complaint Form
   
   If you need to send a problem about an infraction of your housing rights, fill out the Housing Discrimination Inquiry Form.
   
   Fair Housing Training
   
   We provide trainings for housing 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 contact 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 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 information listed below on who and what is covered under the law.
   
   The Fair Housing Act restricts discrimination in housing since of:
   
   - Race.
   - Color.
   - National Origin.
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   - 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 nationwide origin:
   
   - Refuse to rent or offer housing.
   - Refuse to negotiate for housing.
   - Otherwise make housing unavailable.
   - Set different terms, conditions or benefits for sale or rental of a house.
   - Provide a person different housing services or facilities.
   - Falsely deny that housing is readily available for inspection, sale or rental.
   - Make, print or release any notice, statement or ad with regard to the sale or leasing of a dwelling that shows any preference, constraint or discrimination.
   - Impose various prices or rental charges for the sale or leasing of a dwelling.
   - Use different certification requirements or applications, or sale or rental standards or procedures, such as earnings standards, application requirements, application charges, credit analyses, sale or rental approval treatments or other requirements.
   - Evict an occupant or an occupant's guest.
   - Harass a person.
   - Fail or hold-up efficiency of upkeep or repairs.
   - Limit privileges, services or centers of a residence.
   - Discourage the purchase or rental of a home.
   - Assign an individual to a particular building or area or area of a structure or community.
   - For earnings, encourage, or try to convince, house owners to offer their homes by recommending that individuals of a specific secured attribute are about to move into the neighborhood (blockbusting).
   - Refuse to provide or discriminate in the terms or conditions of property owners insurance since of the race, color, religion, sex, impairment, familial status, or national origin of the owner and/or residents of a house.
   - Deny access to or subscription in any several listing service or realty brokers' organization.
   In Mortgage Lending:
   
   It is illegal discrimination to take any of the following actions based upon race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin:
   
   - Refuse to make a mortgage loan or offer other monetary support for a house.
   - Refuse to provide info regarding loans.
   - Impose various terms or conditions on a loan, such as different rate of interest, points, or charges.
   - Discriminate in evaluating a dwelling.
   - Condition the accessibility of a loan on a person's response to harassment.
   - Refuse to purchase a loan.
   Harassment:
   
   The Fair Housing Act makes it unlawful to bother persons because of race, color, religious beliefs, sex, special needs, familial status, or nationwide origin. Among other things, this prohibits sexual harassment.
   
   Retaliation and Other Prohibitions:
   
   It is prohibited discrimination to:
   
   - Threaten, coerce, intimidate or interfere with anyone exercising a reasonable housing right or helping others who work out the right.
   - Retaliate against an individual who has submitted a reasonable housing complaint or assisted in a reasonable housing investigation.
   Reasonable Accommodations and Reasonable Modifications
   
   Under the Fair Housing Acts a reasonable accommodation is a modification, exception, or change to a guideline, policy, practice, or service. The Fair Housing Act makes it illegal to refuse to clear up accommodations to guidelines, policies, practices, or services when such lodgings might be essential to afford persons with impairments a level playing field to use and enjoy a residence and public and typical usage locations.
   
   In addition, the Fair Housing Act forbids a housing service provider from refusing to allow, at the expenditure of the person with an impairment, affordable modifications of existing facilities occupied or to be occupied by such person if such adjustments may be essential to manage such person complete enjoyment of the premises.
   
   What is Needed for a Problem
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   To submit a housing discrimination complaint these requirements need to be met:
   
   - The residential or commercial property should be within the state of Texas.
   - The residential or commercial property owner, in many cases, must have more than 3 residential or commercial properties. This does not include multi-family residences.