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Housing Discrimination and Fair Housing
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This section of PALawHelp.org has information and resources about Housing Discrimination and Fair Housing issues in Pennsylvania.
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A Disabled Tenant’s Rights to A Reasonable Accommodation
Information from MidPenn Legal Services on when a tenant may be eligible for a reasonable accommodation from a landlord when renting a home or apartment. [PDF] Content Detail
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Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
Information from the Fair Housing Law Center on the Department of Housing and Urban Development's mandate to administer the Department’s housing and urban development programs in a manner to affirmatively further fair housing. Content Detail
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Fair Housing Guide
This Fair Housing Guide from Fair Housing Law Center is designed to provide the necessary information, tools, and resources needed to identify and report possible incidents of housing discrimination. [PDF] Content Detail
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Reasonable Accommodations
Information from the Fair Housing Law Center about what are reasonable accommodations and when can you ask for and get them. Content Detail
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Reasonable Modifications
Information from the Fair Housing Law Center on reasonable modifications, which are defined as structural changes made to existing premises, occupied or to be occupied by a person with a disability, in order to afford such person full enjoyment of the premises. Content Detail
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Request for Reasonable Accommodation
This form prepares a "Request for Reasonable Accommodation" for disabled tenants in Pennsylvania. You can send the request to a landlord, if you need changes to your rental unit or rental program because of your disability. IMPORTANT: This is NOT a fill-in-the-blank form. To use this form, you must have Internet Explorer and Microsoft Word installed on the computer you are using. Read More
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What Is Fair Housing?
Information from the Fair Housing Law Center on the provisions of the Fair Housing Act that prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of dwellings based on membership in certain protected classes. Content Detail
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Fair Housing -- It's Your Right (Video)
Description of the protection from housing discrimination offered by the Fair Housing Act from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Read More
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The Fair Housing Act: An Overview for People with Disabililties
This Fact Sheet from Disability Rights Pennsylvania provides a brief overview of the rights and remedies afforded by the Fair Housing Act to people with disabilities. [PDF] Content Detail
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A Place of My Own - How The ADA Is Creating Integrated Housing Opportunities For People With Mental Illnesse
Information from the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law on the how the “integration mandate" of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which requires public entities to administer their services to individuals with disabilities in the most integrated setting appropriate to their needs, should be applied to housing. [PDF] Content Detail
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What "Fair Housing" Means for People with Disabilities
This booklet from the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law is written for people with disabilities who want to rent a home. It will help you recognize illegal discrimination and put an end to it. [PDF] Content Detail
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The Fair Housing Act
Information on housing discrimination and the Fair Housing Act from the U.S. Department of Justice. Content Detail
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Discrimination and Erie Human Relations Commission (Audio-MP3)
Episode of Northwestern Legal Services' "Access to Justice" Radio show broadcast on JET 1400 AM in Erie, PA on 3-27-2008. Information regarding discrimination, specifically relating to education, housing and sexual orientation, how to file a complaint with the Erie (PA) Human Relations Commission. Read More
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Discriminatory Zoning and the Fair Housing Act
This booklet from Disability Rights Pennsylvania is designed to acquaint people with disabilities, advocates, providers, and attorneys with the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 and, in particular, its impact on state and local zoning laws and land use regulations. [PDF] Content Detail
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Fair Housing: Equal Opportunity for All
Information on the Fair Housing Act from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. [PDF] Content Detail
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