The Fair Housing Division begins its process after your inquiry is complete, you will be contacted for a one on one call with out intake coordinator to discuss your complaint.
During the call we will review the jurisdiction requirements covered within the Fair Housing Law.
The FHD will complete complaint or refer the complaint to another agency to investigate.
In order to file a complaint, the following four factors must be met:
- Standing (Aggrieved persons, A person who believes that a violation is about to occur, Parents or Guardians, Testers, or Organizations –Fair Housing Organizations, Civil Rights Organizations, Other Advocacy Groups)
- Respondent Jurisdiction
- Subject Matter Jurisdiction
- Timeliness (Any complaint filed under the Fair Housing act must be timely. In order for the Veterans Center to have jurisdiction complete the complaints must be filed within one year-365 calendar days of the alleged discrimination. Counting of the 365 days begins the day after the discriminatory act. The timeliness period begins as of the date of the discriminatory act or the last occurrences or application of a discriminatory policy. Continuing violations refer to either a series of related discriminatory acts, or a discriminatory policy that continues to affect members of a particular category. A complaint that alleges a continuing violation is timely if it is filed within one year of the last occurrence of that discriminatory behavior).
If the concerns are jurisdictional, an Intake Coordinator will contact you regarding filing an Official Fair Housing Complaint with the HUD.
For further information, please contact the Intake Coordinator at (678) 792-8387