For Renters
Fair Housing Counseling & InvestigationFair 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 Civil Rights Department (CRD).
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 Fair Housing Workshops
Fair Housing Advocates offers workshops to educate renters 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 Videos and Legal Protection Literature
New Fair Housing Video Available!
The newly released video highlights 7 Frequently Asked Questions related to housing discrimination in housing based upon national origin and race/color, featuring signs of possible discrimination and the key aspects of fair housing law.
¡Nuevo Video de Vivienda Justa Disponible!
El vídeo recientemente publicado destaca 7 preguntas frecuentes relacionadas con la discriminación en la vivienda, basada en el origen étnico, y la raza y color, presentando signos de posible discriminación y los aspectos claves de la ley de vivienda justa.
El vídeo recientemente publicado destaca 7 preguntas frecuentes relacionadas con la discriminación en la vivienda, basada en el origen étnico, y la raza y color, presentando signos de posible discriminación y los aspectos claves de la ley de vivienda justa.
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)
- MGA PROTEKSYON SA PATAS NA PABAHAY LABAN SA DISKRIMINASYON SA LAHI, KULAY AT BANSANG PINAGMULAN (Tagalog)
- BẢO VỆ PHÁP LÝ CHO NẠN NHÂN BẠO LỰC GIA ĐÌNH HOẶC QUẤY RỐI TÌNH DỤC (Vietnamese)
- For the LGBTQIA+ Community (English)
- PROTECCIONES EN LA VIVIENDA JUSTA BASADAS EN SEXO/GÉNERO (Spanish)
- CÁC BIỆN PHÁP BẢO VỆ NHÀ Ở CÔNG BẰNG DỰA TRÊN GIỚI TÍNH/GIỚI (Vietnamese)
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Protections for People with Disabilities
- Reasonable Accommodations & Modifications (English)
- ADAPTACIONES Y MODIFICACIONES RAZONABLES PARA PERSONAS CON DISCAPACIDADES (Spanish)
- ĐIỀU CHỈNH THÍCH NGHI & SỬA ĐỔI HỢP LÝ CHO NGƯỜI KHUYẾT TẬT (Vietnamese)
- FAQs on Reasonable Accommodations/Modifications (English)
- Preguntas Frecuentes: Adaptaciones/Modificaciones Razonables (Spanish)
- Madalas na Tinatanong: Mga Mabuting Akomodasyon/Pagbabago (Tagalog)
- CÂU HỎI THƯỜNG GẶP PHÂN BIỆT ĐỐI XỬ VỀ KHUYẾT TẬT & ĐIỀU CHỈNH THÍCH NGHI/SỬA ĐỔI HỢP LÝ (Vietnamese)
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Protections Based on Race, Color and National Origin
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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)
- CÁC BIỆN PHÁP BẢO VỆ NHÀ Ở CÔNG BẰNG VÀ NGUỒN THU NHẬP (Vietnamese)
Protections for People with Criminal Records Fair Lending Protections
