Mississippi Fair Housing

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What you need to know about fair housing law in Mississippi 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). Further, the Fair Housing Act makes it unlawful to indicate any preference or limitation on these bases when advertising the sale or rental of a dwelling. The Fair Housing Act also prohibits harassment of anyone exercising a fair housing right and retaliation against an individual because s/he has assisted, or participated in any manner, in a fair housing investigation.

If You Think Your Fair Housing Rights Have Been Violated You may file a Housing Discrimination Complaint at no charge to you. You have one year from the date of an alleged violation to file a complaint with HUD, but you should file it as soon as possible. How to File     Mail HUD Form 903.1 Housing Discrimination Information (PDF) Write HUD a letter Telephone HUD
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	Housing Smart People with disabilities can face many barriers to housing. HousingSmart works to ensure equal opportunities in housing for people with disabilities and increase home ownership for individuals with disabilities. HousingSmart provides wide-ranging education and outreach on fair housing, training consumers of their rights under the Fair Housing Laws and training providers including developers of their responsibilities.  Activities for home owners, tenants and home seekers include workshops, presentation and displays at community events. English Poster (PDF) | Spanish Poster (PDF)
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What to Tell HUD
	Your name and address The name and address of the person your complaint is against (the respondent) The address or other identification of the housing involved A short description of the alleged violation (the event that caused you to believe your rights were violated) The date(s) of the alleged violation

Where to Write
	Send a Housing Discrimination Complaint Form or a letter to: Fair Housing Hub U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Five Point Plaza 40 Marietta Street, 16th Floor Atlanta, GA  30303-2808

Where to Call

Call the HUD regional office in Atlanta at this toll-free number:  1.800.440.8091. Fax:  404.331.1021 TDD:  404.730.2654 E-mail:  Complaints_office_04@hud.gov Or you may call the toll free national TDD hotline in Washington D.C. at 1.800.927.9275. If You Are a Person with a Disability the HUD office in Jackson also provides a TDD phone for the hearing impaired:  601.965.4171 (This is not a toll free call.)

Mississippi Fair Housing Resources

Mississippi Development Authority Disaster Recovery Division Post Office Box 849 Jackson, Mississippi 39205 Office Phone:  601.359.2409 http://www.msdisasterrecovery.com/workforce_housing/implementation.html

Gulf Coast Fair Housing Center 2218 24th Avenue Gulfport, MS 39501 228.396.4008 www.makeitfair.com

HEED 3405 Medgar Evers Boulevard Jackson, MS 39283 601.981.1960 www2.netdoor.com/~heed/

Institute for Disability Studies The University of Southern Mississippi 3825 Ridgewood Road, Suite 729 601.432.6876 | 1.866.883.4474 TDD: 1.888.671.0051 http://www.usm.edu/ids

Mississippi Center for Legal Services 111 East Front Street Hattiesburg, MS 39403 601.545.2950 www.mslegalservices.org

Other Fair Housing Resources
Mississippi Development Authority Post Office Box 849 Jackson, Mississippi 39205 601.359.3449 http://www.mississippi.org/
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 451 7th Street S.W. Washington, D.C. 20410 202.708.1112 | TDD: 202.708.1455 www.hud.gov
United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Housing and Civil Enforcement Section http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/housing/faq.php
Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST http://www.fairhousingfirst.org/
National Fair Housing Alliance http://www.nationalfairhousing.org/FairHousingResources/tabid/2555/Default.aspx
FHA Website http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page?_pageid=73,1&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
FHA HUD on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/FHAHUD
FHA HUD on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Washington-DC/Federal-Housing-Administration-Department-of-Housing-and-Urban-Development/37437263955#