File Discrimination Complaint With Hud In Massachusetts
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It is important to note, that just because disability is the most common basis for filed fair housing complaints, it does not necessarily mean that it is the one that occurs most often.
Phone Call MCAD Boston Call Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD), Call MCAD Boston at (617) 994-6000. Call MCAD Springfield Call Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD), Call MCAD Springfield at (413) 739-2145.
Submit online at .hud/fairhousing/fileacomplaint or send your claim form to the FHEO regional office that serves the state or territory where the discrimination happened. We'll review your information and contact you a soon as possible.
Federal, state, and local laws prohibit racial and other discrimination in housing. Nonetheless, discrimination persists and can be difficult to prove. Winning a case may require good documentation and patience. Fair housing groups can render assistance.
The investigation must be appropriate, impartial, and completed within 180 days of filing the complaint The EEO Director or designee and the complainant may agree in writing, consistent with 29 C.F.R. § 1614.108(e), to an extension of not more than ninety (90) days; or within the period of time set forth in 29 C.F.R.
Those that file fair housing complaints are known as “complainants.” Those against whom fair housing complaints are filed are called “respondents.”
These fair housing laws make it unlawful to discriminate based on: race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, ancestry, genetic information, marital status, veteran or active military status, age, familial status (i.e., children), and source of income (i.e., Section 8 voucher ...
What Discrimination Looks Like Refusal to sell, rent, or lease rooms, apartments, mobile homes, condos, or houses. Refusal to negotiate for the sale, rental, or lease of housing. Informing someone that an apartment is not available for inspection, sale, or rental when it is in fact available.
