Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, known as the Federal Fair Housing Law, guarantees

the right of all Americans to dwell in the neighborhood of their choice. It is one of the most important

components of our national civil rights policy. Discrimination in the sale, rental, leasing, or financing of housing or land to be used for construction of housing, or in the provision of brokerage services because of race, color, religion, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, handicap, or disability is prohibited by Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Federal Fair Housing Law). The Pennsylvania Human Relations Act adds the additional protected classes for age, ancestry and the use of guide or support animals.

Fair

Housing

Advocates or protected class members who wish to report housing discrimination can file a complaint with any of the agencies below.

 File a report with Indiana County

 Contact:     Christina Coleman

 Phone:       (724) 465-3872

 Email:        tcoleman@ceo.co.indiana.pa.us

 

 Contact the Fair Housing Law Center

 

 10 West Cherry Avenue

 Washington, PA 15301

 

 Phone:(724) 225-6170

 Fax:    (724) 250-1078

 Toll Free Hotline: 1-(877)-725-4472

 

 Website: http://www.fhlaw.org

 

 To file a report:

 

 http://fhlaw.org/report-housing-discrimination/

 

 Follow them on facebook @fairhousinglawcenter

 Contact the

 Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission

 

 301 Fifth Avenue

 Suite 390, Piatt Place

 Pittsburgh, PA 15222

 

 Phone: (412) 565-5395

           (412) 565-5711 TTY users only

 

 Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday

 

 www.phrc.pa.gov

 Contact the

 Department of Housing and Urban Development

 

 www.hud.gov

 

 (800) 669-9777

Fair Housing News...

brought to you by the Fair Housing Law Center

 December 2022

On November 30, 2022, The National Fair

Housing Alliance released their annual Fair

Housing Trends Report.

 

The 2022 Trends Report is the most recent

repor in a series of annual reports on fair

housing trends across the county. NFHA has

produced this report since the mid-1990s.

Breakdown by Protected Class

 

  • Disability: cases alleging discrimination because of disability continue to account for the largest number of complaints, at 53.68%.
  • Race: discrimination based on race, which is often hard to detect, comprised the second highest number of complaints. This made up 18.97% of all complaints.
  • Sex: sex was the third most frequent basis of discrimination, compromising 7.40% of all complaints.
  • Familial Status: familial status made up 7.24% of all complaints.
  • National Origin: national origin made up 5.68% of all complaints.
  • Color: color was the basis of 2.35% of all complaints.
  • Religion: religion made up the smallest percent of all complaints nationwide, at 1.22%.

Kid's Corner

Click on the image above for a list of children's books that feature stories of diversity and fairness

Phone:  (724) 465-3870

Fax 1:  (724) 465-3150

Fax 2:  (724) 465-3151

 

801 Water St.

Indiana, PA 15701-1705

Office Hours:

 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Monday - Friday EST