Forty years after passage of the "Fair Housing Act," an alarming number of families are still denied housing and need the protections ofthis landmark law passed and signed into law in 1968. Kim Kendrick, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity said, “This report underscores the importance of HUD’s continued enforcement, education, and outreach activities to ensure that all Americans have equal access to housing opportunities.”
More than 10,000 people filed housing discrimination complaints in 2007 alone. Most of the complaints were by people with disabilities, but HUD also found racial housing discrimination to be the second most frequent reason individuals filed complaints under this law.
Read the full article on HUD's website.
Persons who believe they have been victims of housing discrimination they should contact HUD at 1 (800) 669-9777 (voice), (800) 927-9275 (TTY). Additional information is available at www.hud.gov/fairhousing.
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