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The Fair Housing Council of Oregon (FHCO) is a nonprofit civil rights organization driven to eliminate illegal housing discrimination through enforcement and education across Oregon and southwest Washington.

We promote equal access to housing by providing education, outreach, technical assistance, and enforcement opportunities specifically related to federal, state, and local fair housing laws. These laws protect against illegal housing discrimination based on “protected class status” in any housing transaction and, in fact, any housing situation.

Federally Protected Classes:
race, color, national origin, religion, gender, familial status, and disability

State Protected Classes Include:
marital status, source of income, sexual orientation including gender identity, honorably discharged veterans / military status, and domestic violence victims.
There are, often, additional local protected classes (Click the "LEARN MORE" link at right).

Fair Housing Laws Apply To:

individual homes, duplexes, multifamily housing (apartments, condos, and townhomes), retirement housing, adult foster homes and longterm care facilities, homeless shelters and other nonprofit housing, etc.
sales, rentals, mortgage lending, building and construction, home insurance, appraisals, and inspections, land use regulations, zoning, as well as neighbor-on-neighbor harassment

Click the links above to learn about each protected class or use the "LEARN MORE" link above to learn about the work we do and see a matrix of protected class by jurisdiction.

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	Breaking News 12/31/2011 Westchester’s Desegregation Battle New York Times Article 12/29/2011 Gay Seniors Fear Housing Discrimination MSNBC Article 12/22/2011 BOA/Countrywide Settles Largest Residential Fair-Lending Case in History with $335 Million New York Times Article 11/23/2011 AL Not To Rely On Anti-Immigration Law In Issuing Mobile Home Registration Relman, Dane & Colfax PLLC Media Release 11/22/2011 Familal Status Suit Filed Against CA Municipality DOJ Media Release 11/07/2011 NYC Race Case Settled for $341K Fair Housing Justice Center Media Release Settlement Agreement and Order 11/01/2011 Blatant FL Familial Status Case Ends In Summary Judgement Fair Housing Center of the Greater Palm Beaches Media Release Court Document 1 Court Document 2 10/27/2011 HUD Awards Damages and Civi lPenalties in OH Case HUD Order 10/26/2011 DOJ Files Suit Against WI Landlord in Race Case DOJ Media Release 10/21/2011 Housing and Race: The Continuing Crisis The Defenders Online Blog 10/19/2011 Fair Housing Plan Can Shift Housing Debates Marin Independent Journal 10/19/2011 Philadelphia Condo Assn. Accused of Violating FHA in Aid-Dog Case Philladelphia Inquirer 10/18/2011 TX Family Files Suit Over Apt's Fine of Unsupervised Teen Dallas News Article 10/18/2011 Enterprise Bank to Spend $3 million+ in Minority and Low Income Communities as Part of Voluntary Settlement STL Today Article 10/07/2011 NY Sales Co. and Agent Charged with Familial Status Advertising Violation HUD Media Release 08/23/2011 DOJ Investigates Complaints of Discriminatory Policing Against Sect. 8 Voucher DOJ Release 08/18/2011 NPR- Minority Housing Hurdles - Neighborhood Demographics NPR Article NPR Interview 08/12/2011 OPB Thinking Out Loud - Furthering Fair Housing OPB Article OPB Interview 08/10/2011 New York Complaint Based on Local Protections -- Source of Income / Section 8 Court Complaint 08/06/2011 FHCO Releases Statement on PDX Audit Testing The Oregonian 08/01/2011 DOJ Challenges AL Immigration Law DOJ Media Release 07/28/2011 IN Woman Jailed for Fair Housing Race Case The Indianapolis Recorder 07/27/2011 Notorius Imprisioned Skinhead Dies In Salem Hospital The Oregonian 07/26/2011 Arizona Attorney General Announces Record Fair Housing Settlement AZ Attorney General Office Release 07/06/2011 HUD to Pay LA Homeowners Affected by Hurricanes The Washington Post 06/17/2011 HUD Issues Guidance on Criminal History to Public Housing Authorities HUD Memo 06/17/2011 DOJ Settles Lending Discrimination Complaint with Texas Bank DOJ Media Release 06/16/2011 DOJ Settles Lending Discrimination Complaint Against St. Louis Bank DOJ Media Release 06/14/2011 Landlord Ordered to Pay Almost 50K In Race Discrimination Case The Birmingham News 06/13/2011 Oregon's Section 8 Housing Policy Complicates Housing Search The Oregonian 06/11/2011 Pdx's Bold Plan to Expose Rental Discrimination The Oregonian 06/11/2011 Fish Presents Pdx's First Comprehensive Fair Housing Plan The Oregonian 06/10/2011 Should Rainbows Be Banned In Schools? The Week 06/05/2011 Descendents of Divisive Supreme Court Decision Unite The Washington Post 05/31/2011 Community Holds Anti-LGBD Violence Protest Blogout.justout.com 05/26/2011 Pdx Police Probe Beating of 2 Gay Men KGW News Channel 8 05/23/2011 Family Status Lawsuit Filed, NY Complaint 05/20/2011 Letter to Pdx from Center for Intercultural Organizing Letter from Center for Intercultural Organizing 05/19/2011 DOJ Files Disability Suit Against Nine Apartments in Three States DOJ Media Release 05/17/2011 Bronx Sales Agent and Two Cooperatives Sued for Racial Discrimation Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss Final Settlement Agreement Fair Housing Justice Center of NY's Case Summary (search for "cooperatives") 05/13/2011 Commissioner Fish's Reply to Senator Winter Letter from Office of Commissioner Fish 05/12/2011 Study Uncovers Housing Discrimination Fox 12 News 05/11/2011 Discrimination ‘Haunts’ Local Renters Portland Tribune 05/11/2011 Letter from Oregon Senators on Pdx Discrimination Letter 05/11/2011 A Rental Market Rife with Racism The Oregonian 05/10/2011 Pdx Commissioner Responds to Audit Testing Results Portland Memo 05/09/2011 Audit Finds Discrimination in 64% of Tests The Oregonian 05/05/2011 LGBT Older Adults in Long-Term Care Facilities: Stories from the Field LGBTlongtermcare.org post and video Report 04/30/2011 2010 Census Shows PDX Diversity Dwindling The Oregonian 04/30/2011 Lessons Learned? The Oregonian 04/28/2011 PDX Racism and Rental Housing Report The Skanner 04/21/2011 Audit Shows Bias in Rental Screening Process City of Portland Media Release 04/21/2011 Discrimination Found in Rentals Polk County Itemizer-Observer Article 04/17/2011 County Rentals Flunk Discrimination Test Eastern Oregonian Article 04/08/2011 HUD Campaign to Focus on Ensuring Equal Access for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Persons HUD Media Release 04/08/2011 FHCO Phone Tests Finds Landlords Break Fair Housing Rules Corvallis Gazette Times 04/06/2011 Undercover Investigation Finds Fraud Common Among Mortgage Loan Modification Companies NFHA Media Release NFHA Report NFHA Powerpoint with Maps and Photos from the Investigation 04/01/2011 PA Man Pleads Guilty for Cross Burning DOJ Media Release 03/10/2011 Complaint Against Pearl River Gardens, LLC, NY DOJ Complaint 02/25/2011 HUD Issues Guidance On Discrimination Complaints From Victims of Domestic Violence HUD Media Release 02/24/2011 Oregon's 2010 Census Shows Striking Latino and Asian Gains The Oregonian 02/23/2011 U.S. Census 2010's First Look at Race and Hispanic Origin Data US Census Media Release 02/23/2011 More Interesting Data From Oregon's 2010 Census The Oregonian 02/23/2011 Oregon 2010 Census Data Shows Latino and Asian Gains US Census Media Release 02/17/2011 HUD Clarifies ADA Changes Do Not Affect Reasonable Accomodations in Housing HUD Media Release 02/09/2011 Assessing Claims of Housing Discrimination Against Victims of Domestic Violence HUD Memo 02/02/2011 How Segregated is Your Community? Huffington Post Article 01/31/11 Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss in NY Disability Case Against Property Management Co. DOJ Media Release 01/26/2011 Management Co. Settles NY Race, Color, National Origin Case Settlement Agreement 01/20/2011 Medical Marijuana in Subsidized Housing HUD Memo 01/20/2011 HUD Proposes New Rule on Equal Access Regardless of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity NFHA Media Release HUD Federal Register 01/14/2011 Neighbor on Neighbor Harassment - Does Fair Housing Act Make a Federal Case of It? Article by R Schwemm --------------------------------------------------- This section is updated by FHCO Volunteer, Mary Daggett

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The FHCO would like to extend our gratitude to our supporters. The fight to end housing discrimination would be increasingly difficult without their dedication and support.

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If you have a fair housing question, or to report a fair housing complaint, please call 503/223-8197 Ext. 2 or 800/424-3247 Ext. 2 (TTY and translation available). Alternatively, you may call HUD at 800/877-0246.

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Oregon and Southwest Washington
506 SW Sixth, Suite 1111, PORTLAND OR . 97204
information@FHCO.org .| .503/223-8197 .| .Hotline 800/424-3247 Ext. 2

The work that provided the basis for this publication was supported by funding under a grant with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The substance and findings of the work are dedicated to the public. The author and the publisher are solely responsible for the accuracy of the statements and interpretations contained in this publication. Such interpretations do not necessarily reflect the views of the Federal Government.