BURA Fair Housing Division 

Tenants Rights 

Know your rights as a tenant in a rental property! 

Housing Discrimination Form

Housing discrimination is prohibited by the Fair Housing Act. 

Fair Housing Resources

City of Buffalo Fair Housing brochure

 

Erie County Fair Housing Information 

City of Buffalo Fair Housing Ordinance

New York State Fair Housing Information 

City of Buffalo Housing Complaints Form

FAIR HOUSING ACT

" 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 

      Testimonial 

        “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 

Resources Checklist
CM9376 Customer Resources Check List_UNY[...]
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Fair Housing Information

Buffalo Fair Housing Discrimination Complaint Form
FAIR HOUSING DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT FO[...]
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Fair Housing Brochure
COB-FairHousingLaw-Handbook REV 12_2019.[...]
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Eviction Prevention
StandUpBuffaloFlyer_Eviction Prevention.[...]
Adobe Acrobat document [2.9 MB]
Foreclosure Prevention
StandUpBuffaloFlyer_Foreclosure Preventi[...]
Adobe Acrobat document [1.1 MB]
Housing Discrimination Form
Housing Discrimination Form.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [144.5 KB]
Landlord Training Manual
landlord training manual.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [969.7 KB]
Fair Housing Ordinance
ordinance.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [248.5 KB]
Fair Housing Proclamation
Fair Housing Proclamation.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [72.6 KB]
Tenants Rights
tenants rights.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [760.0 KB]

Fair Housing Brochures in Multiple Languages

 

Amharic Language Fair Housing Brochure
AMHARIC.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [420.3 KB]
Arabic Language Fair Housing Brochure
ARABIC.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [470.4 KB]
Bangla Language Fair Housing Brochure
BANGLA.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [522.7 KB]
Chinese (Simplifed) Language Fair Housing Brochure
CHINESE SIMPLIFIED.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [611.4 KB]
French Language Fair Housing Brochure
FRENCH.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [318.0 KB]
German Language Fair Housing Brochure
GERMAN.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [317.2 KB]
Hindi Language Fair Housing Brochure
HINDI.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [465.3 KB]
Italian Language Fair Housing Brochure
ITALIAN.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [318.9 KB]
Nepali Language Fair Housing Brochure
NEPALI.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [432.5 KB]
Polish Language Fair Housing Brochure
POLISH.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [324.7 KB]
Russian Language Fair Housing Brochure
RUSSIAN.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [318.8 KB]
Somali Language Fair Housing Brochure
SOMALI.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [300.2 KB]
Spanish Language Fair Housing Brochure
SPANISH.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [306.1 KB]
Swahili Language Fair Housing Brochure
SWAHILI.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [296.8 KB]
Urdu Language Fair Housing Brochure
URDU.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [500.0 KB]
Yoruba Language Fair Housing Brochure
YORUBA.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [330.8 KB]
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