FAIR HOUSING
Fair Housing for Tenants
Publications
What "Fair Housing" Means For People with Disabilities: This booklet is written for people with disabilities who want to rent a home whether privately or publicly owned or operated and explains in plain language how three federal laws protect the housing rights of people with disabilities. Others who may find the information useful include landlords, housing developers and administrators, real estate agents and advocates for people with disabilities. Click here to view "What Fair Housing Means for People with Disabilities"(PDF).
Fair Housing Information Sheets: These materials by Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law Center are intended to help tenants, advocates and landlords to fight and prevent housing discrimination against people with disabilities (contains information for all individuals with disabilities). Click here to view the Fair Housing Information Sheets.
Housing Rights for People with Disabilities: A fair housing brochure for individuals with disabilities from Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc. Click here to view "Housing Rights for People with Disabilities"(PDF).
Fair Housing for Landlords
What are my responsibilities under disability-related federal laws?
As a housing provider, what are my responsibilities under disability-related federal laws?: Information on disability rights in private and public housing. Click here to visit the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) website and learn about Disability Rights in Housing.
Common Violations
Common Violations for the Fair Housing Act Design and Construction Requirements: A sampling of common accessibility errors or omissions that have been identified through review of a number of properties that do not comply with the Fair Housing Act. Click here to visit the Department of Housing and Urban Development website and view Common Violations of Fair Housing Act.
Publications
Landlord Introduction Packet: Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc. (BNI) provides an introduction to local, state, and federal laws governing tenant-landlord relations and covers many common problems. For more information, contact 410-243-6007 or click here to view the "Landlord Introduction Packet" (PDF).
What "Fair Housing" Means For People with Disabilities: This booklet is written for people with disabilities who want to rent a home whether privately or publicly owned or operated and explains in plain language how three federal laws protect the housing rights of people with disabilities. Others who may find the information useful include landlords, housing developers and administrators, real estate agents and advocates for people with disabilities. Click here to view "What Fair Housing Means for People with Disabilities"(PDF).
Fair Housing Information Sheets: These materials by Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law Center are intended to help tenants, advocates and landlords to fight and prevent housing discrimination against people with disabilities (contains information for all individuals with disabilities). Click here to view the Fair Housing Information Sheets.
Important Contacts for Fair Housing Issues
US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Hub Office
The Wanamaker Building
100 Penn Square East
Philadelphia, PA 19107-9344
Telephone: 215-656-0662 or 1-888-799-2085
TTY: 215-656-3450
Maryland Commission on Human Relations
6 St. Paul Street
9th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202
Telephone: 410-767-8600
TTY: 410-333-1737
Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc.
2217 St. Paul Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
Telephone: 410-243-4400
Maryland Relay 711
Baltimore Community Relations Commission
10 N. Calvert Street
Suite 915
Baltimore, MD 21202
Telephone: 410-396-3141
Maryland Relay 711
Greater Baltimore Community Housing Resource Board
Telephone: 410-453-9500 or 1-800-895-6302
Maryland Relay 711
Email: Greater Baltimore Community Housing
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