The federal Fair Housing Act, Title VIII of the Civil Liberty Act of 1968, was meant to secure the buyer/renter of a home from seller/landlord discrimination. The law was the outcome of a civil rights project versus housing discrimination in the United States. It was approved, at the urging of President Lyndon B. Johnson, just one week after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

. The Act is enforced by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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HUD analyzes grievances of housing discrimination based upon race, color, religious beliefs, national origin, sex, impairment, or familial status. At no expense to you, HUD will explore the problem and attempt to resolve the matter with both parties. The process to submit a problem is covered below.

NOTE: If you wish to find out more about your rights as a tenant in Kansas, read this Kansas Tenant Handbook. It was originally published by the Kansas agency Housing and Credit Counseling, Inc. (HCCI), which in Kansas with a range of customer concerns.

Here is a video to demonstrate how the Fair Housing Act secures you from discrimination on the basis of LGBTQ status.

This video speak about discrimination in Idaho, but it likewise applies to Kansas and other states too. If you feel you have actually been a victim of housing discrimination due to the fact that of LGBTQ status, you can look for support from KLS online or call the application line at 316-267-3975. Or you can learn how to file a problem directly with HUD by going here.

What Housing Is Covered?

The Fair Housing Act covers most housing Sometimes, the Act excuses owner-occupied buildings with no more than 4 systems, single-family housing offered or rented without a broker, and housing run by companies and personal clubs that restrict tenancy to members.

What Is Prohibited?

In the Sale and Rental of Housing: Nobody may take any of the following actions based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status or handicap:

- Refuse to lease or offer housing

• Refuse to plan on housing.
• Make housing unavailable
• Deny a dwelling
• Set different terms, conditions or advantages for sale or rental of a house
• Provide various housing services or facilities
• Falsely deny that housing is open for inspection, sale, or rental
• For earnings, persuade owners to offer or rent (blockbusting) or
• Deny anyone access to or subscription in a facility or service (such as a numerous listing service) related to the sale or rental of housing.
  
  In Mortgage Lending: No one might take any of the following actions based on race, color, nationwide origin, religion, sex, familial status or handicap (impairment):
  
  - Refuse to make a mortgage loan
• Refuse to provide info about loans
• Impose different terms or conditions on a loan, such as different interest rates, points, or costs
• Discriminate in assessing residential or commercial property
• Refuse to purchase a loan or
• Set different terms or conditions for buying a loan.
  
  In Addition: It is unlawful for anybody to:
  
  - Threaten, persuade, bully or interfere with anybody using a reasonable housing right or assisting others who work out that right
• Advertise or make any declaration that suggests a cap or preference based upon race, color, national origin, religious beliefs, sex, familial status, or handicap. This bar versus prejudiced advertising applies to single-family and owner-occupied housing that is otherwise exempt from the Fair Housing Act.
  
  Additional Protection if You Have a Special needs
  
  If you or someone connected with you:
  
  - Have a physical or psychological disability (consisting of hearing, mobility and visual problems, chronic alcohol addiction, chronic mental disorder, AIDS, AIDS Related Complex and mental retardation) that significantly limits one or more significant life activities
• Have a record of such an impairment or
• Are considered as having such a special needs
  
  Your proprietor may not:
  
  - Refuse to let you make sensible changes to your residence or typical usage locations, at your expenditure, if needed for the disabled person to utilize the housing. (Where rational, the property owner might permit modifications just if you accept restore the residential or commercial property to its initial condition when you move.).
• Refuse to make reasonable variations in rules, policies, practices or services if required for the handicapped individual to utilize the housing.
  
  Example: A building with a 'no pets' policy need to permit a visually impaired occupant to keep a guide pet.
  
  Example: Let's state an apartment complex offers tenants ample, unassigned parking. They need to honor a quote from a mobility-impaired renter for a reserved space near her house if it is needed to guarantee that she can have access to her house.
  
  However, housing need not be made vacant to an individual who is a direct danger to the health or security of others or who now uses prohibited drugs.
  
  Requirements for New Buildings
  
  In buildings that were all set for first use after March 13, 1991, and have an elevator and four or more units:
  
  - Public and typical areas need to come in handy to individuals with disabilities.
• Doors and corridors need to be broad enough for wheelchairs.
• All units should have: - An available path into and through the system.
• Handy light switches, electrical outlets, thermostats and other environmental protections.
• Reinforced restroom walls to enable later fitting of grab bars and.
• Bathroom and kitchens that can be used by individuals in wheelchairs.
  
  If a building with four or more systems has no elevator and were all set for first use after March 13, 1991, these standards apply to ground flooring units.
  
  These must-haves for new structures do not change anymore stringent requirements in State or regional law.
  
  Housing Opportunities for Families
  
  Unless a building or community makes the grade as housing for older individuals, it may not discriminate based on familial status. That is, it may not discriminate against families in which several kids under 18 live with:
  
  - A parent.
• An individual who has legal custody of the kid or children or.
• The designee of the parent or legal custodian, with the parent or custodian's written consent.
  
  Familial status security likewise applies to pregnant ladies and anyone securing legal custody of a child under 18.
  
  Exemption: Housing for older individuals is exempt from the ban versus familial status discrimination if:
  
  - The HUD Secretary has actually chosen that it is specially designed for and occupied by seniors under a Federal, State or regional government program or.
• It is inhabited solely by individuals who are 62 or older or.
• It houses at least one individual who is 55 or older in at least 80 percent of the occupied units. It should also comply with a policy that shows an intent to house persons who are 55 or older.
  
  A shift period permits citizens on or before September 13, 1988, to continue living in the housing, no matter their age, without disrupting the exemption.
  
  If you think your rights have been violated ... The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), a Kansas or regional fair housing company is prepared to assist you submit a problem, or you can apply for legal assistance from KLS online or call the application line at 1-800-723-6953. Browse the web to HUD to find out how to file a problem.
  
  What to Tell HUD
  
  - Your name and address.
• The name and address of the person your grievance is versus (the respondent).
• The address or other description of the housing involved.
• A short description of the supposed violation (the occasion that caused you to think your rights were violated).
• The date of the alleged infraction
  
  Where to Write or Call:
  
  Send a letter to the reasonable housing office nearby you, or if you want, you might call that workplace directly.
  
  Great Plains Office-- Fair Housing Hub
  
  U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development,
  
  Gateway Tower II, 400 State Avenue, Room 200, fourth Floor,
  
  Kansas City, KS 66101-2406
  
  Telephone (913) 551-6958 or 1-800-743-5323
  
  Fax (913) 551-6856
  
  TTY (913) 551-6972
  
  E-mail: Complaints_office_07@hud.gov!.?.! Check out our pages on Resolving legal
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