Fair Housing Statement

Families Moving Forward supports fair access and equal opportunity and engages in micro and macro-level work to end housing discrimination and to promote diverse and inclusive communities. It is illegal to discriminate in the sale or rental of housing, including against individuals seeking a mortgage or housing assistance, or in other housing-related activities. The Fair Housing Act prohibits this discrimination because of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and disability. A variety of other federal civil rights laws, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, prohibit discrimination in housing and community development programs and activities, particularly those that are assisted with HUD funding.

These civil rights laws include obligations such as taking reasonable steps to ensure meaningful access to their programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (LEP) and taking appropriate steps to ensure effective communication with individuals with disabilities through the provision of appropriate auxiliary aids and services. Various federal fair housing and civil rights laws require HUD and its program participants to affirmatively further the purpose of the Fair Housing Act. In addition, it is illegal to coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with a person seeking to exercise rights under the Fair Housing Act. If a person has been trying to buy or rent a home or apartment and they believe their rights have been violated, they can file a fair housing complaint.

How to file a housing discrimination complaint

Any person who feels their housing rights have been violated may submit a complaint to HUD via phone by calling 1-800-669-9777 or 1-202-708-1112, by mail after completing form HUD-903.1 and sending the form to:

Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Room 5204

451 Seventh Street SW

Washington, DC 20410-2000

or via the internet through www.hud.gov and completing form HUD-903.1.

In addition, if a person seeking shelter feels that they have been discriminated against, they may contact the Director of Programs and Residential Services (DPRS) at 919-683-5878 x 28, 300 N. Queen St Durham, NC 27701 or tasha@fmfnc.org .

If they continue to feel that their right to services has been denied as a result of discrimination after presenting their concern and engaging in conversation with DPRS, they may contact:

• the HUD regional office in Atlanta 1-800-440-8091 x 2493 or 404-331-5140

• the HUD Hotline at 1-800-669-9777, or

• by visiting hud.gov/fairhousing