Housing Discrimination

Two laws in Maine protect people with disabilities. Both laws make it illegal for government agencies to discriminate against people with disabilities. Government agencies must also take steps to…

Landlords may not discriminate against you because of your: race, color, sex, sexual orientation, physical or mental impairment, religion, ancestry or national origin, getting welfare, being a single…

Important Resources to Prevent Eviction Getting evicted? Worried you might be soon?

Who is covered by the “assistance animal” law? The law applies to people with disabilities. Under this law, you have a disability if:

Important Resources to Prevent Eviction Getting evicted? Worried you might be soon?

Introduction If you have a disability, and you have an animal that helps you with that disability, you may have the right to bring that animal into places where you wouldn’t be allowed to

 

Podcast - Federal and State Fair Housing laws prohibit discrimination against people who are from countries, other than the U.S, when selling, renting, financing, or other housing related…

This podcast focuses on rental housing and Fair Housing laws. You can listen to the podcast above, or read the full text below.

يركز هذا البودكاست (النقل الصوتي عبر الإنترنت) على

Cod baahintan wuxuu ahmiyadda saarayaa sharciyada guryaha ijaarka iyo Guryaynata Caddaaladda.

Ce podcast parle des logements de location et des lois relatives au logement équitable.

What does "Fair Housing" mean? In Maine we have both state and federal “fair housing” laws. They say that a landlord cannot refuse to rent to you, and a seller cannot treat you differently, because…

The Fair Housing Newsletter is a publication of Pine Tree Legal Assistance, through the Fair Housing Initiative Program, Maine.

Paid Fair Housing Testers help make sure that people are not denied housing because of their race, color, national origin or ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability, family status (

This podcast is about the right of people with disabilities to ask for exceptions to rental housing rules, so that they have equal opportunities to use and enjoy the housing. This right is protected…

Listen to our podcast on harassment in rental housing! This podcast is about sexual harassment in rental housing and what to do if you believe that you have been harassed by your landlord, an…

Listen to our podcast on religious discrimination in rental housing! This podcast talks about housing discrimination on the basis of religion. For decades in the United States, the Fair Housing Act…

لا يعرف الكثير من أصحاب المساكن أو موفري السكن حدود مسؤولياتهم عندما يتعلق الأمر بالتأجير للعائلات التي لديها أطفال أو لا يعرفون حتى بأن العائلات التي لديها أطفال تتمتع بالحماية تحت قوانين التمييز…

Milkiilayaal badan ama bixiyaasha guriyaha ayaan aqoonin mas’uuliyadaha ka saaran qooysaska carrurta leh ama aan xitaa ogeyn in qooysaska carrurta leh ka mid yihiin kooxaha sharciga daafaca sida…

De nombreux propriétaires ou prestataires de logement ne connaissent pas leurs responsabilités quant à la location de logement à des familles avec enfants ou ne savent pas que les familles avec…

Many landlords or housing providers don't know their responsibilities when it comes to renting to families with children or don't even know that families with children enjoy a protected status under…

Waa maxay macnaha "Cadaaladda Guryaha" (Fair Housing)?  Gobolka Maine waxa ka jira sharci gobol iyo sharci federal oo ku saabsan “cadaaladda Guryaha”.