{"id":5639,"date":"2016-10-30T09:00:47","date_gmt":"2016-10-30T09:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/?p=5639"},"modified":"2016-10-30T09:00:47","modified_gmt":"2016-10-30T09:00:47","slug":"happens-violation-fair-housing-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/happens-violation-fair-housing-act\/","title":{"rendered":"What Happens When there is a Violation of the Fair Housing Act?"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney<\/a><\/p>\n

When a person believes their fair housing rights have been violated they can contact the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) who is the administrative agency responsible for investigating and enforcing the FHA. Such a tenant can contact the HUD by letter, fax, e-mail, or phone or by filing a Complaint on the form provided by HUD on its web site. A Complaint must be filed within one year after an alleged violation of the FHA to be valid.<\/p>\n

When a Complaint is timely filed, HUD personnel interview the tenant, the landlord and any other persons who have relevant information, as well as generally investigate the allegations and determine whether a violation of the FHA has occurred. Additionally, when a Complaint is filed the landlord has an opportunity to provide a written Answer as well as any other persons or information that is relevant to the investigation.<\/p>\n

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By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney When a person believes their fair housing rights have been violated they can contact the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) who is the administrative agency responsible for investigating and enforcing the FHA. Such a tenant can contact the HUD by letter, fax, e-mail, or phone or by filing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-real-estate"],"yoast_head":"\nWhat Happens When there is a Violation of the Fair Housing Act?|Racine Olson<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you are a landlord or a tenant and you have questions about how the Fair Housing Act affects you, we can help. 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