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If You Think Your Rights Have
Been Violated
TAP Fair Housing Office is ready to
help any problem of housing discrimination. If you think
your rights have been violated, you may write a letter,
telephone or email the TAP Fair Housing Office, we will in
turn direct you to the proper authorities and ensure you
have completed the necessary paperwork. You have one year
after an alleged violation to file a complaint, but should
file it as soon as possible.
What Information To Have Ready:
- Your name and address
- The name and address of the person your complaint is
against ( the respondent)
- The address or other identification of the housing
involved
- A short description of the alleged violation (the
event that caused you to believe your rights were violated)
- The date(s) of the alleged violation
Where to write or call for
assistance with the compliant process:
Fair Housing Education and Outreach Program
TAP Housing and Community Development
145 Campbell Ave
PO Box 2868
Roanoke, VA 24001-2868
Telephone (540) 345-6781 x 4372
Fax (540) 777-0422
Email
fairhousing@taproanoke.org
You may file a complaint
directly with:
Department of Housing and Urban Development -
Fair Housing Compliant Form
Once you print and complete the form you may mail to:
Philadelphia Regional Office of FHEO
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
The Wanamaker Building
100 Penn Square East, 12th Floor
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107-3380
Telephone (215) 656-0663 ext 3241 or (888) 799-2085
TTY (215) 656-3450
-Or-
Virginia Fair Housing Office -
Fair Housing Compliant Form
Once you print and complete the form you may mail or fax to:
3600 West Broad Street, Fifth Floor
Richmond, Virginia 23230
Fax (804) 367-0047
Telephone (804) 367-8530 or (888) 551-3247
TDD number (804) 367-9753
The Fair Housing Compliant Forms
require the free
Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.
There is no fee for
filing a fair housing complaint.
After you file a complaint…
· It
will be investigated to determine whether there is
reasonable cause to believe that a fair housing law has been
violated.
· The
matter may be referred to HUD’s Office of Fair Housing for
investigation.
· HUD
will try to reach an agreement with the person your
complaint is against (the respondent). A conciliation
agreement must protect both you and the public interest. If
an agreement is signed, HUD will take no further action on
your complaint. However, if HUD has reasonable cause to
believe that a conciliation agreement is breached, HUD will
recommend that the Attorney General file suit.
What
if You Need Help Quickly?
If
you need immediate help to stop a serious problem that is
being caused by a Fair Housing Act violation, HUD may be
able to assist you as soon as you file a complaint. HUD may
authorize the Attorney General to go to court to seek
temporary or preliminary relief, pending the outcome of your
complaint, if:
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Irreparable harm is likely to occur without HUD's
intervention
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There is substantial evidence that a violation of the
Fair Housing Act occurred
Example: A builder agrees to sell a house but, after
learning the buyer is black, fails to keep the agreement.
The buyer files a complaint with HUD. HUD may authorize the
Attorney General to go to court to prevent a sale to any
other buyer until HUD investigates the complaint.
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