CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire Legal Assistance’s Fair Housing Project has launched a website to help victims of housing discrimination.
The site is fairhousing-nh.org. It gives information on housing protections and available resources.
“We are here to help, and we can evaluate your case,” Lindsay Lincoln, co-director of the Fair Housing Project, said Wednesday.
State and federal laws prohibit discrimination in the rental, sale, or financing of housing based on someone’s race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, disability, age, sexual orientation, marital status, or gender identity.
The most common housing discrimination complaints in the state are made by people with disabilities, the organization said. Issues range from refusal to rent because of an assistance animal to refusing reasonable modifications, such as a ramp, that allow people to fully use and enjoy their home.
New Hampshire Legal Assistance also continues to see a number of complaints from parents who face challenges with potential and existing landlords because children will be living in the home, as well as a recent rise in complaints based on race and national origin. It’s seen over 800 discrimination cases in the past five years.
The Fair Housing Project also operates a testing program to identify and provide evidence of unlawful housing discrimination.
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