About Fair Housing:

Housing discrimination based on your race, color, national origin, religion, sex, family status, or disability is illegal by federal, state and several local municipal laws. If you have been trying to buy or rent a home or apartment and you believe your rights have been violated, you can file a fair housing complaint.

There are several ways to file a complaint:

• You can file a complaint right now with Heights Community Congress, by using our online form.
• You can file a complain with HUD, using its online form.
• You can call HCC at (216) 321-6775 or call the U.S. Department of HUD toll-free 1 (800) 669-9777.
• You can print out a form. Drop off or mail completed form to:

Fair Housing Director c/o  Heights Community Congress
2475 Lee Blvd., #2G
Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118

or

Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 5204
451 Seventh St. SW
Washington, DC 20410-2000

Other Resources:

• http://clevelandtenants.org/info.html
  Cleveland Tenant Organization
• http://www.ohiolandlordtenant.com/revised.html
  Ohio Landlord Tenant Law – Guide to Landlord and Tenants’ Rights
• http://www.fairhousing.com/index.cfm?method=application.home
  National Fair Housing Advocate Online
  The National Fair Housing Advocate Online is a resource designed to serve both the fair housing advocacy community and the general public with timely news and information regarding the issues of housing discrimination.
• http://nationalfairhousing.org/
  National Fair Housing Alliance
• http://www.justice.gov/
  The United States Department of Justice
  To enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law; to ensure public safety against threats foreign and domestic; to provide federal leadership in preventing and controlling crime; to seek just punishment for those guilty of unlawful behavior; and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans.
• http://crc.ohio.gov/index.htm
  Ohio Civil Rights Division Home Page
  We are the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, primary educator and enforcer of Ohio’s Laws Against Discrimination
• http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD
  U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
  HUD’s mission is to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all. HUD is working to strengthen the housing market to bolster the economy and protect consumers; meet the need for quality affordable rental homes: utilize housing as a platform for improving quality of life; build inclusive and sustainable communities free from discrimination; and transform the way HUD does business.
• http://www.usccr.gov/
  U. S. Commission on Civil Rights
• http://www.nhlp.org/
  HOUSING JUSTICE  – National Housing Law Project
  The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) is a law and advocacy center established in 1968. For over 40 years, NHLP has been dedicated to advancing housing justice for the poor by using the power of the law to increase and preserve the supply of decent affordable housing, to improve existing housing conditions, including physical conditions and management practices, to expand and enforce low-income tenants’ and homeowners’ rights, and to increase opportunities for racial and ethnic minorities.
• http://www.huduser.org/hud_timeline/index.html
  U. S. Department of Housing Development Time line Graph (1930 – 2010)