Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, known as the Federal Fair Housing Law, guarantees
the right of all Americans to dwell in the neighborhood of their choice. It is one of the most important
components of our national civil rights policy. Discrimination in the sale, rental, leasing, or financing of housing or land to be used for construction of housing, or in the provision of brokerage services because of race, color, religion, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, handicap, or disability is prohibited by Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Federal Fair Housing Law). The Pennsylvania Human Relations Act adds the additional protected classes for age, ancestry and the use of guide or support animals.
File a report with Indiana County
Contact: Christina Coleman
Phone: (724) 465-3872
Email: tcoleman@ceo.co.indiana.pa.us
Contact the Fair Housing Law Center
10 West Cherry Avenue
Washington, PA 15301
Phone:(724) 225-6170
Fax: (724) 250-1078
Toll Free Hotline: 1-(877)-725-4472
Website: http://www.fhlaw.org
To file a report:
http://fhlaw.org/report-housing-discrimination/
Follow them on facebook @fairhousinglawcenter
Contact the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission
301 Fifth Avenue
Suite 390, Piatt Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Phone: (412) 565-5395
(412) 565-5711 TTY users only
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday
https://www.phrc.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Complaints: https://www.phrc.pa.gov/Complaints/Pages/default.aspx
Contact the Department of Housing and Urban Development
File a Complaint:
https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/online-complaint
(800) 669-9777
Article Highlights
- What’s the difference between race & color discrimination?
- What might race or color discrimination look like?
- Example: United States v Juliet Payseur (D. N.J.)
- What can we do about housing discrimination?
This month, the Fair Housing Law Center is joining Americans across the country in celebration of Juneteenth. Also known as “Freedom’s Day” and “Jubilee Day,” Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.
Over a century and a half after this momentous step forward in civil rights, there is still much work to do. Since 1968, the Fair Housing Act has protected people from discrimination. Read on to learn more about these protections.
Phone: (724) 465-3870
Fax: (724) 465-3151
801 Water St.
Indiana, PA 15701-1705
Office Hours:
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday - Friday EST
