For Renters
Fair Housing Counseling & Investigation
Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California provides free comprehensive fair housing counseling, complaint investigation, and assistance in filing housing discrimination complaints with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) or the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH).
If you believe you may have experienced housing discrimination based on your race, color, national origin, religion, gender, disability, familial status, sexual orientation, marital status, source of income, or any other arbitrary characteristic such as age or occupation, click the button below to request assistance, or call Fair Housing Advocates at (415) 457-5025, extension 101, to speak to our intake counselor.
If you believe you may have experienced housing discrimination based on your race, color, national origin, religion, gender, disability, familial status, sexual orientation, marital status, source of income, or any other arbitrary characteristic such as age or occupation, click the button below to request assistance, or call Fair Housing Advocates at (415) 457-5025, extension 101, to speak to our intake counselor.
Schedule Tenant Workshops
Fair Housing Advocates offers workshops to educate tenants on their rights and responsibilities under fair housing law. The workshops cover topics such as: basics of fair housing law, how to detect discriminatory practices, protections for immigrants, people with disabilities and families with children, occupancy standards and differences between fair housing and landlord-tenant laws. Contact our education department to schedule a presentation for your group in English or Spanish.
Fair Housing and Legal Protections Literature
Agency Brochure
Protections for People with Disabilities
Protections for Families with Children
Protections Based on Race, Color and National Origin
Protections for People with Criminal Records
Protections Based on Sex/Gender
Fair Lending Protections
- Reasonable Accommodations & Modifications (English)
- FAQs on Reasonable Accommodations (English)
- Preguntas Frecuentes: Adaptaciones Razonables (Spanish)
- Madalas na Tinatanong: Mga Mabuting Akomodasyon (Tagalog)
Protections for Families with Children
- Protect Your Family Against Housing Discrimination (English)
- Proteja a Su Familia Contra la Discriminación en la Vivienda (Spanish)
- Bảo Vệ Gia Đình Quý Vị Chống Phân Biệt Về Nhà Ở (Vietnamese)
- Source of Income Discrimination (English)
- Discriminación por Fuente de Ingresos (Spanish)
- Dikriminasyon sa Pinagmumulan ng Kita (Tagalog)
Protections Based on Race, Color and National Origin
- Race, Color and National Origin Discrimination (English)
- Discriminación Basada en Raza, Color u Origen Nacional (Spanish)
- Phân Biệt Chủng Tộc, Màu Da Và Nguồn Gốc Quốc Gia (Vietnamese)
Protections for People with Criminal Records
- Use of Criminal Records in Rental Decisions (Engliah)
- Uso de Antecedentes Penales en Decisiones de Alquiler (Spanish)
Protections Based on Sex/Gender
- For Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Harassment (English)
- Para las Víctimas de la Violencia Doméstica y el Acoso Sexual (Spanish)
- For the LGBTQIA+ Community (English and Spanish)
Fair Lending Protections
Tenant Information Booklet (English)
A 40-page handbook on tenant and fair housing rights and housing resources for Marin, Sonoma, and Solano counties
Folleto de Información Para Inquilinos (Spanish)
Un folleteo de 40 páginas sobre leyes de vivienda justas y otras leyes de protección para los inquilinos, con recursos de vivienda para los condados de Marin, Sonoma, y Solano
Frequently Asked Questions
Other Resources
Fair Housing Videos
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