Fair Housing Council of Oregon

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The Fair Housing Council of Oregon (FHCO) is a nonprofit civil rights organization driven to eliminate illegal housing discrimination through enforcement and education across Oregon and southwest Washington.

We promote equal access to housing by providing education, outreach, technical assistance, and enforcement opportunities specifically related to federal, state, and local fair housing laws. These laws protect against illegal housing discrimination based on “protected class status” in any housing transaction and, in fact, any housing situation.

The federally protected classes are:
race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status and disability
There are additional state and local protected classes. Click "LEARN MORE" at the right.

Housing covered include:
individual homes, duplexes, multifamily housing (apartments, condos, and townhomes), retirement housing, homeless shelters and other nonprofit housing, etc.

Housing transactions include:
sales, rentals, mortgage lending, building and construction, home insurance, appraisals and inspections


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	Breaking News Your Input Is Needed! 2010 Analysis of Impediments (AI) to Fair Housing Choice Survey Released Take the survey here! Survey conducted by Oregon Housing and Community Services and Oregon Business Development Department every 5 years. Learn more here. 01/19/10 Portland Littered with Anti-MLK Day Leaflets by White Separatists The Oregonian 01/13/10 Landmark Design & Construction Case Will Increase Housing Accessibility Across the County National Fair Housing Alliance Media Release 01/12/10 HUD Settles Illinois Caregiver Case HUD Media Release 01/06/10 A Bus-Sized Window into Portland’s Discriminatory Past Willamette Week --------------------------------------------------- 12/22/09 HUD Charges Alabama Landlord with Overt Racial Discrimination HUD Media Release 11/05/09 Testing Craigslist: Undercover with Portland's Housing Discrimination Police The Portland Mercury 11/03/09 LA Clippers Owner to Pay $2.725 Million to Settle Housing Discrimination Suit LA Now (LA Times Blog) 10/29/09 Group Dedicates New Golden West Historical Display The Skanner 10/09/09 St. Helen's Landlord Settles Fair Housing Act Case US Attorney's Office Media Release Also related: Oregonian article 10/01/09 HUD Charges University with Refusing to Allow Service Dog HUD Media Release 10/01/09 HUD Charges Landlord for Violating Fair Housing Law with "No Drugs, No Pets, No Children" Ad HUD Media Release 08/10/09 Unprecedented $62.5 Million Settlement in Housing De-Segregation Case Against CDBG-Funded Jurisdiction Anti-Discrimination Center, Inc. Media Release 08/03/09 Man Steps Forward, Says He Was Victim of Hate KATU News (story with link to video clip proceeded by brief promo) Over 100 Gather for Community Speak Out, Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon (APANO) notice 06/29/09 Speaker Hunt Statement on Civil Rights Enforcement Issues Oregon House of Representatives Speakers' Media Release 06/11/09 Looking Back, A Tour Through Portland Housing Discrimination History The Jewish Review; Article and Review by Polina Olsen

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	Events and Classes 01/27/10 TBD Fair Housing for RentWell Instructors Private Training Portland 01/28/10 3:00-6:00 PM FHCO Open House: Help Us Celebrate Our New DowntownPortland Office! Free Event; View evite Portland 02/09/10 Fair Housing with Eugene Human Rights Commission Private training Eugene 02/09/10 Fair Housing with St. Vincent de Paul Tenant Education Group Private training Springfield 02/10/10 Fair Housing for DHS Staff Private Training Eugene 02/10/10 10:00-11:00 AM Fair Housing for DHS Staff Private Training Clackamas 02/10/10 1:00-4:00 PM Fair Housing for Consumers with Portland Youth Builders Private training Portland 02/11/10 2:30-3:30 PM Fair Housing for DHS Staff Private Training Oregon City 02/12/10 9:00-10:30 AM The Fair Housing Act's Design and Construction Requirements with Oregon Building Officials Assn. (OBOA) Private Training Oregon City 02/12/10 Housing and Poverty Panel Discussion at University of Portland Private training Portland 02/15/10 TBD Fair Housing for Landlords with Metro Multifamily Housing Assn. (MMHA) Preregister with MMHA Tigard 02/19/10 Housing Policy Class at Oregon State University Private training Corvallis 02/19/10 Fair Housing for Landlords with St Vincent de Paul Property Management Staff Private training Eugene 02/20/10 8:30-12:30 PM Fair Housing for Landlords with Rental Owners Assn. of Lane County (ROALC) Preregister with ROALC Eugene 03/16/10 8:30-NOON Fair Housing for Landlords with Guardian Property Management Private training Portland

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Supporting Partners

The FHCO would like to extend our gratitude to our supporters. The fight to end housing discrimination would be increasingly difficult without their dedication and support.

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If you have a fair housing question, or to report a fair housing complaint, please call:503/223-8197 Ext. 2 or 800/424-3247 Ext. 2 (TTY and translation available) or HUD 800/877-0246

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Oregon and Southwest Washington
506 SW Sixth, Suite 1111 , PORTLAND OR 97204
information@FHCO.org | 503/223-8295 | Hotline 800/424-3247

The work that provided the basis for this publication was supported by funding under a grant with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The substance and findings of the work are dedicated to the public. The author and the publisher are solely responsible for the accuracy of the statements and interpretations contained in this publication. Such interpretations do not necessarily reflect the views of the Federal Government.