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HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) works to eliminate housing discrimination and promote civil rights and economic opportunity through housing. FHEO enforces fair housing laws. One of its roles is to investigate complaints of housing discrimination.
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The Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) enforces federal laws and establishes policies to ensure that all Americans have equal access to the housing of their choice.
Administration and enforcement of the Act is by the Louisiana Department of Justice, which may receive complaints directly from individual citizens or by referral from Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Enforces fair housing laws, conducts training, outreach, and compliance monitoring, and works with state and local agencies to administer fair housing programs. Brings suits on behalf of individuals based on referrals from HUD.
Louisiana Housing Corporation guarantees that housing opportunities are afforded to our citizens without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, or disability. Find out more information on fair housing, housing providers, and information for lenders and others.
Learn about the Section’s enforcement of laws prohibiting discrimination in places of public accommodation and against religious institutions and servicemembers. Learn about the Section’s enforcement of the Fair Housing Act. Learn about the Section’s enforcement of fair lending laws.
The Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq., prohibits discrimination by direct providers of housing, such as landlords and real estate companies as well as other entities, such as municipalities, banks or other lending institutions and homeowners insurance companies whose discriminatory practices make housing unavailable to persons because of:
The Equal Housing Opportunity Section is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the Louisiana Equal Housing Opportunity Act. This section is active in the investigation, conciliation, and judicial enforcement of fair housing claims.
The Fair Housing Act protects people from discrimination when they are renting or buying a home, getting a mortgage, seeking housing assistance, or engaging in other housing-related activities. Additional protections apply to federally-assisted housing.