Fair Housing Resources

Knowing your fair housing rights is the first step in exercising them.

At the Fair Housing Center for Rights & Research, we want to make it easy for you to understand your rights and responsibilities under fair housing law. That’s why we regularly develop and distribute fair housing resources, which are available for free download. Organizations can also request to receive physical copies of our resources by sending a message to education@thehousingcenter.org. 

Booklets:

• Fair Housing: Know Your Rights – English
• Fair Housing: Know Your Rights – Spanish
• Fair Housing: Know Your Rights – Arabic
• Obtaining and Maintaining Housing: Fair Housing for People with Physical and Mental Health Disabilities, 3rd Edition – English
  • • Obtaining and Maintaining Housing – Spanish
• A Fair Housing Guide for Seniors: Housing Rights and Avoiding Housing Scams

Brochures:

Fair Housing Overview (Know Your Rights):

Know Your Fair Housing Rights
Know Your Fair Housing Rights – Arabic
Know Your Fair Housing Rights – Simplified Chinese
Know Your Fair Housing Rights – Traditional Chinese (Taiwanese)
Know Your Fair Housing Rights – Spanish

Fair Housing For Families with Children:

Fair Housing for Families with Children
– Also available in Spanish, Arabic, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese (Taiwanese) versions.

Fair Housing for People with Disabilities:

Fair Housing for People with Disabilities
Fair Housing for People with Disabilities – Spanish
Fair Housing for People with Disabilities – Arabic
Fair Housing for People with Disabilities – Simplified Chinese
Fair Housing for People with Disabilities – Taiwanese
– Urdu and Korean versions available upon request.

Fair Housing – National Origin and Ancestry:

Fair Housing – National Origin and Ancestry
Fair Housing – National Origin and Ancestry – Spanish
Fair Housing – National Origin and Ancestry – Arabic
Fair Housing – National Origin and Ancestry – Taiwanese
Fair Housing – National Origin and Ancestry – Simplified Chinese
– Urdu version available upon request.

Fair Housing – Source of Income:

• Housing Vouchers and Your Rights – English
• Housing Vouchers and Your Rights – Spanish
• Housing Vouchers and Your Rights – Simplified Chinese

Fact Sheets:

• Fair Housing Explained – Appraisal Bias & Your Fair Housing Rights – Also available in Spanish and Chinese. (Published March 8, 2024)
• Fair Housing Explained: Discrimination in Mortgage Lending – Also available in Spanish and Chinese. (Published April 2, 2024)
• Mental Health & Your Fair Housing Rights (Published March 12, 2021)
• Fair Housing Explained: Guidance for Medical Professionals (Published November 5, 2021)
• Fair Housing Explained: Reasonable Accommodation Verifications (Published January 21, 2022)
• Service & Assistance Animals in Housing– Also available in Spanish and Chinese. (Published January 15, 2021)
• Disability Benefits & Fair Housing (Published January 15, 2021)
• The Right to an Accessible Parking Space– Also available in Spanish and Chinese. (Published January 15, 2021)
• Housing Choice Voucher Fact Sheet (Published May 18, 2021)
• Fair Housing Explained: Criminal Activity Nuisance Ordinances – Also available in Spanish, Arabic, and Simplified Chinese. (Published March 17, 2022)
• Fair Housing Explained: Accessible Design and Construction (Published March 11, 2022)
• Housing is Health: Infant & Maternal Health (Published April 18, 2022)
• Housing is Health: Lead Exposure (Published April 18, 2022)
• Housing is Health: Asthma (Published April 18, 2022)

Other Resources:

• Fair Housing for People with a Criminal Record: A Digital Toolkit (2022) (Published September 9, 2022)
• Fair Housing for People with Criminal Records (2022 Brochure) – Also available in Spanish, Arabic, and Simplified Chinese
  
• Evictions and Your Fair Housing Rights (2022 Brochure) – Also available in Spanish, Arabic, and Simplified Chinese
• Fair Housing for Victims of Domestic Violence (2022 Brochure) – Also available in Spanish, Arabic, and Simplified Chinese
• Fair Housing Center Agency Brochure (2021)
• Fair Housing for the LGBTQ+ Community (2021 Brochure)
• Fair Housing Rights of People in Shelter (2017 Brochure)
• Fair Housing for Immigrants (2014 Brochure)
• A Fair Housing Guide for Seniors (2013 Booklet)

*Please note that we are continually working on updating our resources to be consistent with current fair housing laws. If you have any questions about current federal, state, or local fair housing laws, we encourage you to contact us for the most up-to-date information.