Fair Housing Information

The Fair Housing Act prohibits the denial of housing to a person based on the person’s membership in one or more of the classes protected under the Act. The protected classes are race, color, religion, national origin, sex, familial status, and disability. 

Owners on the HCV/HAPP program have the ability to use their own pre-screening criteria (credit, criminal, rental history, etc) for potential Tenants as long as it falls within federal Fair Housing Guidelines as stated above. 

The information and brochures provided below are meant to assist both Landlords and Tenants in both basic and specific Fair Housing issues. The information provided below is for all types of rental housing NOT just for HCV/HAPP recipients and their Landlords:

Brochures:

• Fair Housing in NC (English | Spanish)
• NC Fair Housing and Disabilities
• NC Fair Housing Assistance Animals
• NC Fair Housing National Origin
• NC Fair Housing Familial Status
• NC Fair Housing Religious Discrimination
• Rights to Emotional Support Animal in NO PET Housing
• Animals and the Fair Housing Act

Related Links

NC Fair Housing brochures and additional information:
https://www.fairhousingnc.org/know-your-rights/brochures/

NCHFA's Reasonable Accommodation Guide for Tenants and Landlords:
https://www.nchfa.com/sites/default/files/page_attachments/RA-QuickReferenceGuide.pdf