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Housing Discrimination

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• Fair Housing - It's Your Right

  Information about the federal Fair Housing Act and about the HUD Housing Discrimination Complaint process. Content Detail

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  U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

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  Spanish / Español

• Disparate Impact and Fair Housing video

  How a new fair housing law, 'disparate (unequal) impact', may affect tenants and landlords in Oregon. Content Detail

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  Oregon Law Center, Meyer Memorial Trust, et al.

• Oregon's Section 8 Voucher Non-Discrimination Law

  A short video on Oregon's Source of Income law that protects Section 8 voucher holders from being denied housing just because they have a voucher. Content Detail

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  Oregon Law Center, Meyer Memorial Trust, et. al.

• Discrimination Against Tenants

  The law protects tenants from some types of discrimination. Find out more here. (An excerpt from the 2016 Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon community education booklet.) Read More

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  Legal Aid Services of Oregon

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  Spanish / Español

• Disabilities and Housing

  Information and resources related to housing and disabilities. Content Detail

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  U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

• Know Your Rights: Domestic Violence and Assisted Housing

  Are you a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking? Do you live in public housing, Section 8 housing, or supportive housing for the elderly or disabled? A law called VAWA, the Violence Against Women Act, may help you. Content Detail

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  National Housing Law Project

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  Spanish / Español

• Know Your Rights: Sexual Harassment and Housing

  Have you experienced unwanted touching, unwanted sexual advances, sexual jokes, comments, or gestures in your rental housing? Fair housing laws may help you. Content Detail

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  National Housing Law Project

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  Spanish / Español

• Federally-Subsidized Housing

  Basic information about federally-subsidized housing. An excerpt from the 2016 community legal education booklet: Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon. Read More

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  Legal Aid Services of Oregon

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  Spanish / Español

• Housing Discrimination Complaints

  Federal law prohibits housing discrimination based on your race, color, national origin, religion, sex, family status, or disability. If you have been trying to buy or rent a home or apartment and feel your rights have been violated, you can file a fair housing complaint. Content Detail

  By:

  U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

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  Spanish / Español

• Illegal Housing Discrimination

  An overview of illegal housing discrimination in Oregon. Content Detail

  By:

  Oregon State Bar

• Housing Rights For Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Survivors

  Information regarding housing rights for domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking survivors. Content Detail

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  Oregon Law Center and Legal Aid Services of Oregon

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  Spanish / Español

• Accessibility to Oregon Courts

  Information about requesting accommodation for disabilities in order to use the state court system's services or facilities. Content Detail

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  Oregon Judicial Department

• A Legal Guide for Oregon Advocates

  A reference tool for advocates who work with domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking survivors in Oregon. Content Detail

  By:

  Legal Aid Services of Oregon &Oregon Law Center

• Fair Housing Webinars on Disparate Impact

  A series of three presentations on Fair Housing and Disparate Impact. Presenters include staff members from Oregon Law Center, Multifamily NW, and NW Public Affairs. Sponsored by a grant from the Meyer Memorial Trust. Content Detail

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  Oregon Law Center, Meyer Memorial Trust, et al.

• Homeless or Houseless in Oregon? Know Your Rights

  Your basic rights as a homeless / houseless person. Information about law enforcement and laws that affect camping, panhandling, vehicles, exclusion zones and sidewalk use. Content Detail

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  Oregon Law Center