Fair Housing

Long Island Board of REALTORS® is committed to fair housing for everyone. By ensuring that everyone can choose where they want to live, those of us who call Long Island home have an opportunity to build stronger communities, support more stable neighborhoods and create a more attractive environment for businesses to relocate and grow.

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Local and State Fair Housing Organizations

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Fair Housing Resources

ADA.gov

Disability rights are civil rights. From voting to parking, the ADA is a law that protects people with disabilities in many areas of public life.

United States Department of Justice Guidance on Web Accessibility and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

FairhousingJustice.org

The mission of the FAIR HOUSING JUSTICE CENTER (FHJC), is to eliminate housing discrimination; promote polices that foster open, accessible, and inclusive communities; and strengthen enforcement of fair housing laws.

FHJC Protected Characteristics Chart 2021 - View the PDF

HUD.gov

US Department of Housing and Urban Development Guidance on assessing a person’s request to have an animal as a reasonable accommodation under the Fair Housing Act.

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US Department of Housing and Urban Development Guidance on Assessing a Person’s Request to Have an Animal as a Reasonable Accommodation Under the Fair Housing Act - View the PDF
Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP)

New York Department of State

New York State has resources for New Yorkers in need. We have programs to help veterans purchase their first home or to help you with housing or home energy assistance.

New York State Division of Human Rights
Journey of Fair Housing
DHR Fair Housing Guide - View the PDF
DHR Guidance on Protections from Source of Income Discrimination in Housing Under the New York Human Rights Law - View the PDF
DHR Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons Fair Housing Guide - View the PDF
DOS Fair Housing Page
DOS New York State Housing and Anti-Discrimination Disclosure Form - View the PDF
DOS Fair Housing Notice - View the PDF *Required To Be Posted*

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Fair Housing Videos

Fair Housing: Doing Well by Doing Good!

36 mins

Fair Housing

NAR’s Fair Housing Action Plan

4 mins

Find out how NAR is addressing common scenarios that can open up real estate professionals to potential discrimination issues with its ACT! Initiative.

Fair Housing Presentation Live

23 mins

50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act presentation from NAR360 at the REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo, May 2018.

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America Divided

16 mins

The EPIX-Original docu-series America Divided features stories about inequality in education, housing, healthcare, labor, criminal justice and the political system – all woven into an eight-story, five-part series.

Fair Housing Books

So You Want to Talk About Race

In So You Want to Talk About Race, Editor-at-Large of the Establishment Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America, addressing head-on such issues as privilege

The Sum of Us - What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together

One of today’s most insightful and influential thinkers offers a powerful exploration of inequality and the lesson that generations of Americans have failed to learn: Racism has a cost for everyone—not just for people of color.

Family Properties - Race, Real Estate, and the Exploitation of Black Urban America

Part family story and part urban history, a landmark investigation of segregation and urban decay in Chicago — and cities across the nation.

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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America

Exploding the myth of de facto segregation arising from private prejudice or the unintended consequences of economic forces, Rothstein describes how the American government systematically imposed residential segregation.

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