Know Your Housing Rights Archives

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Your rights

Do you know your housing rights? Below you’ll find resources related to housing rights basics, COVID-19 housing rights, and disaster housing rights.

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Featured Resources

Asking Your Landlord for an Accommodation

You can ask your landlord to make reasonable accommodations (changes) if their policies or rules are making the symptoms of your disability worse. Continue reading “Asking Your Landlord for an Accommodation”

The End of the Public Health Emergency: What You Need to Know

Learn about what will happen to some government programs and benefits when the Public Health Emergency (PHE) ends on May 11, 2023. Continue reading “The End of the Public Health Emergency: What You Need to Know”

Eviction and Reasonable Accommodations

This handout gives a summary of a tenant’s right to ask for a reasonable accommodation in order to avoid an eviction. Continue reading “Eviction and Reasonable Accommodations”

Handouts

Accessibility and Safety During and After a Disaster or Emergency

This handout answers many questions you might have when navigating an emergency or disaster in your community. Continue reading “Accessibility and Safety During and After a Disaster or Emergency”

Housing Rights Information for People with Disabilities Impacted by Natural Disasters

Learn about your rights under the ADA when staying at a hotel or shelter, and also how the Federal Fair Housing Act impacts where you live. Continue reading “Housing Rights Information for People with Disabilities Impacted by Natural Disasters”

Ending Discrimination in Housing: Fair Housing Laws

Learn about the Fair Housing Act, requirements for new and existing housing, how to file a complaint if you think if you’ve been discriminated against, and more. Continue reading “Ending Discrimination in Housing: Fair Housing Laws”

Videos

OUD Recovery and Housing

If you are in recovery from Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), You may be facing problems getting into a place to live because of being in recovery or because of a criminal history related to past opioid use. This video explains some things you should know and you can do. Watch the video “OUD Recovery and Housing”

DRTx Legal Tips: Housing Rights

In this video, a Disability Rights Texas attorney explains some of the basic housing rights of veterans and others with disabilities. The video covers what landords can ask tenants, reasonable accommodations, and home modifications. Watch the video “DRTx Legal Tips: Housing Rights”

External Links

Prevent Disability Discrimination and Promote Fair Housing
Learn how real estate professionals can help prospects, clients, and tenants with disabilities receive the same access to fair housing as everyone else.
Disability Rights in Housing
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provides information about the many federal laws that help promote equal housing opportunity for individuals with disabilities.
Section 504: Frequently Asked Questions
HUD answers questions about Section 504, which provides rights to persons with disabilities in HUD-funded programs and activities.
Protecting the Rights of Persons Living with HIV/AIDS
This brochure from the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division details how people with HIV or AIDS are covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act and how to file a complaint.

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