Know your rights as a tenant in a rental property!
Housing discrimination is prohibited by the Fair Housing Act.
City of Buffalo Fair Housing brochure
" It is illegal to discriminate in the sale or rental of housing, including against individuals seeking a mortgage or housing assistance, or in other housing-related activities.
The Fair Housing Act prohibits this discrimination because of race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, and sexual harassment), familial status, and disability."
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
“I wanted to take the time to say thank you very much for your dedicated hard work. You have done a great job educating me and giving me the resources to be able to know and understand the fair housing laws and my rights as a tenant.
I am grateful that you were able to assist me every step of the way from communicating with my landlord to coming to court. I don’t think the outcome would have been the same if I wasn’t educated and guided by you. Moving forward I will use all the tools you have giving me to be able to find the right apartment for my family. Again, I thank you very much.
You helped take a huge burden off my shoulder knowing that I was expecting any day and getting things done in a timely fashion."
- Lanisha S. Williams, Buffalo resident and former Fair Housing client
Contact Fair Housing
Harold S. Cardwell, Jr.
Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency
Fair Housing Officer
901City Hall
Buffalo, New York 14202
716-851-4212 Fair Housing Officer
hcardwelljr@city-buffalo.com
www.buffalourbanrenewal.com
Additional Housing Resources
Fair Housing Brochures in Multiple Languages
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