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The federal Fair Housing Act, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, was planned to secure the buyer/renter of a house from seller/landlord discrimination. The law was the result of a civil rights project against housing discrimination in the United States. It was authorized, at the prompting of President Lyndon B. Johnson, just one week after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

. The Act is implemented by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

HUD examines grievances of housing discrimination based upon race, color, religious beliefs, national origin, sex, impairment, or familial status. At no expense to you, HUD will explore the complaint and attempt to resolve the matter with both parties. The procedure to file a complaint is covered below.

NOTE: If you desire to discover more about your rights as an occupant in Kansas, read this Kansas Tenant Handbook. It was originally published by the Kansas company Housing and Credit Counseling, Inc. (HCCI), which assists individuals in Kansas with a range of consumer issues.

Here is a video to demonstrate how the Fair Housing Act secures you from discrimination on the basis of LGBTQ status.

This video speak about discrimination in Idaho, however it also applies to Kansas and other states also. If you feel you have actually been a victim of housing discrimination due to the fact that of LGBTQ status, you can get assistance from KLS online or call the application line at 316-267-3975. Or you can learn how to submit a grievance directly with HUD by going here.

What Housing Is Covered?

The Fair Housing Act covers most housing In some cases, the Act exempts owner-occupied buildings with no more than four units, single-family housing offered or rented without a broker, and housing run by companies and private clubs that restrict tenancy to members.

What Is Prohibited?

In the Sale and Rental of Housing: Nobody might take any of the following actions based upon race, color, nationwide origin, faith, sex, familial status or handicap:

- Refuse to lease or sell housing

• Refuse to anticipate housing.
• Make housing unavailable
• Deny a home
• Set different terms, conditions or opportunities for sale or leasing of a residence
• Provide various housing services or centers
• Falsely reject that housing is open for examination, sale, or leasing
• For profit, encourage owners to sell or lease (blockbusting) or
• Deny anybody access to or membership in a center or service (such as a multiple listing service) related to the sale or rental of housing.
  
  In Mortgage Lending: Nobody might take any of the following actions based on race, color, nationwide origin, religious beliefs, sex, familial status or handicap (impairment):
  
  - Refuse to make a mortgage loan
• Refuse to offer info about loans
• Impose various terms or conditions on a loan, such as different rate of interest, points, or costs
• Discriminate in appraising residential or commercial property
• Refuse to purchase a loan or
• Set various terms or conditions for buying a loan.
  
  In Addition: It is illegal for anyone to:
  
  - Threaten, coerce, bully or interfere with anyone applying a reasonable housing right or assisting others who exercise that right
• Advertise or make any declaration that shows a cap or preference based on race, color, national origin, faith, sex, familial status, or handicap. This bar against prejudiced marketing uses to single-family and owner-occupied housing that is otherwise exempt from the Fair Housing Act.
  
  Additional Protection if You Have a Special needs
  
  If you or somebody gotten in touch with you:
  
  - Have a physical or mental impairment (including hearing, mobility and visual impairments, persistent alcohol addiction, persistent mental disorder, AIDS, AIDS Related Complex and mental retardation) that considerably restricts several significant life activities
• Have a record of such a disability or
• Are considered as having such an impairment
  
  Your property owner might not:
  
  - Refuse to let you make realistic changes to your dwelling or typical usage areas, at your expense, if required for the disabled individual to use the housing. (Where reasonable, the property manager may permit modifications only if you consent to restore the residential or commercial property to its original when you move.).
• Refuse to make reasonable variations in rules, policies, practices or services if required for the disabled individual to utilize the housing.
  
  Example: A structure with a 'no pets' policy must permit an aesthetically impaired occupant to keep a guide canine.
  
  Example: Let's state an apartment building offers tenants adequate, unassigned parking. They should honor a bid from a mobility-impaired occupant for a reserved area near her apartment if it is required to assure that she can have access to her house.
  
  However, housing need not be made vacant to an individual who is a direct threat to the health or security of others or who now uses controlled substances.
  
  Requirements for New Buildings
  
  In buildings that were all set for very first usage after March 13, 1991, and have an elevator and four or more systems:
  
  - Public and common locations must be useful to individuals with specials needs.
• Doors and corridors must be wide enough for wheelchairs.
• All systems need to have: - An available route into and through the system.
• Handy light switches, electric outlets, thermostats and other environmental protections.
• Reinforced restroom walls to permit later fitting of grab bars and.
• Kitchens and bathrooms that can be used by people in wheelchairs.
  
  If a building with four or more units has no elevator and were prepared for first usage after March 13, 1991, these standards apply to ground flooring systems.
  
  These must-haves for new buildings do not change anymore strict standards in State or regional law.
  
  Housing Opportunities for Families
  
  Unless a structure or community qualifies as housing for older individuals, it might not discriminate based on familial status. That is, it might not victimize families in which several kids under 18 live with:
  
  - A parent.
• A person who has legal custody of the child or children or.
• The designee of the moms and dad or legal custodian, with the parent or custodian's written permission.
  
  Familial status protection also applies to pregnant ladies and anyone protecting legal custody of a kid under 18.
  
  Exemption: Housing for older persons is exempt from the restriction against familial status discrimination if:
  
  - The HUD Secretary has actually chosen that it is specially developed for and occupied by seniors under a Federal, State or city government program or.
• It is occupied exclusively by persons who are 62 or older or.
• It houses a minimum of someone who is 55 or older in at least 80 percent of the occupied systems. It must likewise comply with a policy that shows an intent to house persons who are 55 or older.
  
  A transition period permits citizens on or before September 13, 1988, to continue living in the housing, despite their age, without disrupting the exemption.
  
  If you think your rights have actually been breached ... The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), a Kansas or regional reasonable housing company is prepared to help you submit a problem, or you can obtain legal support from KLS online or call the application line at 1-800-723-6953. Go on the internet to HUD to learn how to submit a problem.
  
  What to Tell HUD
  
  - Your name and address.
• The name and address of the individual your complaint is versus (the respondent).
• The address or other description of the housing involved.
• A short description of the supposed offense (the event that caused you to believe your rights were broken).
• The date of the supposed violation
  
  Where to Write or Call:
  
  Send a letter to the reasonable housing workplace nearest you, or if you want, you may call that workplace straight.
  
  Great Plains Office-- Fair Housing Hub
  
  U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development,
  
  Gateway Tower II, 400 State Avenue, Room 200, fourth Floor,
  
  Kansas City, KS 66101-2406
  
  Telephone (913) 551-6958 or 1-800-743-5323
  
  Fax (913) 551-6856
  
  TTY (913) 551-6972
  
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