Mississippi Fair Housing Initiative Program (M-FHIP)
What you need to know about fair housing law in Mississippi
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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). |
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| 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. |
Mississippi Fair Housing Initiative Program (M-FHIP)
The Mississippi Fair Housing Initiative Program (M-FHIP) offers consumers and housing professionals throughout the state of Mississippi fair housing education and outreach activities, materials, and technical assistance. Activities include workshops, presentations, and displays at community events. Materials are up-to-date on the latest developments in fair housing law and are available free of charge. Technical assistance is available for help with filing claims of fair housing law violations and referral to other resources.
Workshop Dates and locations will be coming soon
Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST
Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST is an initiative designed to promote compliance with the Fair Housing Act design and construction requirements. The program offers comprehensive and detailed instruction programs, useful online web resources, and a toll-free information line for technical guidance and support.
Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST training sponsored by Mississippi Development Authority, Disaster Recovery Division and IDS which took place at the USM campus in Long Beach on March 4, 2009.
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HUD Fair Housing Accessibility First Training
March 4, 2009 at USM Gulf Coast
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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.
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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 |
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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 |
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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 Initiative Program (M-FHIP) 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
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Gulf Coast Fair Housing Center
2218 24th Avenue
Gulfport, MS 39501
228.396.4008
www.makeitfair.com
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HEED
3405 Medgar Evers Boulevard
Jackson, MS 39283
601.981.1960
www2.netdoor.com/~heed/
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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
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Mississippi Center for Legal Services
111 East Front Street
Hattiesburg, MS 39403
601.545.2950
www.mslegalservices.org |
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