Housing discrimination based on your race, color, national origin, religion, sex, family status, or disability is illegal by federal law. If you have been trying to buy or rent a home or apartment and you believe your rights have been violated, you can file a fair housing complaint.

There are several ways to file a complaint:

• You can file a complaint right now, by using our online form.
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• You can call toll-free 1 (800) 669-9777.

• You can print out a form, complete it, and drop it or mail it to:
   

  Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
  Department of Housing and Urban Development
  Room 5204
  451 Seventh St. SW
  Washington, DC 20410-2000

• You can write us a letter with:
  • Your name and address
  • The name and address of the person your complaint is about
  • The address of the house or apartment you were trying to rent or buy
  • The date when this incident occurred
  • A short description of what happened
  • Then mail it to the Fair Housing Hub closest to you:
    • Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont
    • New Jersey and New York
    • Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia
    • Alabama, the Caribbean, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee
    • Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin
    • Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas
    • Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska
    • Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming
    • Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada
    • Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington