Renters' Resources
Renters Rights
A. Fair Housing Act
Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Fair Housing Act), as amended, prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of dwellings, and in other housing-related transactions, based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status (including children under the age of 18 living with parents of legal custodians, pregnant women, and people securing custody of children under the age of 18), and handicap (disability). More on the Fair Housing Act
B. Tenant rights, laws, and protections in your state
Department of Justice: Landlord and Tenant
C. Housing Counseling Agency
US Department of Housing and Urban Development (www.hud.gov/renting)
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