April 20, 2003

Housing discrimination on the rise

Agencies report there were seven percent more complaints about housing discrimination in 2002 than in 2001.

The Fair Housing Act, which was signed into law 35 years ago, prohibits discrimination in the financing, rental or sale of any housing based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. A 1988 amendment extended coverage to outlaw discrimination based on disability or family status.
Need help? The National Fair Housing Alliance is a coalition of private, nonprofit local groups that gets government funding to handle cases and raise awareness of the issue.

Posted by Tiger at April 20, 2003 10:03 AM | TrackBack
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There is housing discrimination even in Canada particularly against immigrants, but also upon race, gender and income as the URL shows.

Posted by: Social Justice at December 21, 2003 10:25 PM