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.

Federally Protected Classes:
race, color, national origin, religion, gender, familial status, and disability

State Protected Classes Include:
marital status, source of income, sexual orientation including gender identity, honorably discharged veterans / military status, and domestic violence victims.
There are, often, additional local protected classes (Click the "LEARN MORE" link at right).

Fair Housing Laws Apply To:

individual homes, duplexes, multifamily housing (apartments, condos, and townhomes), retirement housing, adult foster homes and longterm care facilities, homeless shelters and other nonprofit housing, etc.
sales, rentals, mortgage lending, building and construction, home insurance, appraisals, and inspections, as well as neighbor-on-neighbor harassment

Click the links above to learn about each protected class or use the "LEARN MORE" link above to learn about the work we do and see a matrix of protected class by jurisdiction.


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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 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 02/23/10 6:30-8:00 PM Fair Housing and Landlord / Tenant for CCC ESL GED Students Private Training Milwaukie 02/27/10 7:30-3:00 PM FHCO Booth at North Clackamas Parent Institute Contact Kristin Kinnie for Details Milwaukie 03/01/10 TBD Hidden Tour of Discrimination for High School Students Private event Portland 03/04/10 6:30-7:30 PM Fair Housing for Mt. Hood CC ESL Students Private training Gresham 03/10/10 TBD Fair Housing and Landlord / Tenant for Agencies with Clackamas County Mental Health Dept. Private training Oregon City 03/11/10 8:00-5:00 PM FHCO Booth at Metro Multifamily Housing Council's Maintenance Fair Contact MMHA for Fair Details Portland 03/16/10 8:30-NOON Fair Housing Jeopardy with Guardian Property Management Private training Portland 03/17/10 5:30-6:00 PM Rent Well Information Session at Rental Housing Association of Greater Portland's Pre-Dinner Meeting Class Contact RHAGP for event details Portland area 03/25/10 8:30-4:30 PM Fair Housing Accessibility Training for Architects, Builders, Contractors, Designers, Building Officials and City Planners Preregister with Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST Beaverton 04/01/10 10:00-4:00 PM FHCO Booth at Regional Multiple Listing Service Trade Fair Contact RMLS for fair details Portland 04/23/10 A Special Daylong Event! FHCO's Fair Housing Month / 20th Anniversary event will include a charter bus tour of sites of historic discrimination, a keynote address by a national award winning author, and much more --Event details at FHCO.org/fhmonth10.htm --Click here for registration form NOTE: 04/14/10 Registration Deadline 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.

Historic Bus Tours

Poster Contest

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.