Fair Housing

The Fair Housing Project of Legal Aid of North Carolina works to eliminate housing discrimination and to ensure equal housing opportunity for all people in North Carolina through education, outreach, public policy initiatives, advocacy and enforcement.​

Visit the FairHousingNC.org website to learn more.

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​Fair Housing Helpline

Toll-Free: 1 (855) 797-FAIR (3247)

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday – Friday

​Free help with housing discrimination. Learn more: Fair Housing Project

Videos

Experienced Housing Discrimination – Espanol

Familial Status Discrimination-Espanol

Familial Status Discrimination

Experienced Housing Discrimination

How to Request a Reasonable Accommodations

Reasonable Accommodations and Assistance Animals

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What is fair housing? (Part 3 of 3)

What is fair housing? (Part 2 of 3)

What is fair housing? (Part 1 of 3)

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Ruth & the Fair Housing Project

Ruth & Fair Housing Law

What can I do if my landlord does not make repairs?

How Tenants Can File Claims Against their Landlords When the Landlord Fails to Make Repairs

News

Fair Housing Project celebrates its 6th year, $5.25 million won for victims of housing discrimination

RALEIGH, April 28, 2017 – When fair housing advocates gather for Raleigh’s 14th Annual Fair…

Fidelity Bank settles fair housing complaint for $1M

RALEIGH, April 22, 2016​ – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced a…

Wake County settles complaint alleging disability discrimination in housing program

RALEIGH, December 5, 2017 – Legal Aid of North Carolina announced today that it has…

Legal Aid of N.C. and Universal Design Institute help hundreds of families obtain accessibility modifications

RALEIGH · May 15, 2018 – Over 250 low income families with disabilities in four states…

Hickory apartment complex settles complaint alleging disability discrimination

RALEIGH · Feb. 5, 2018 – Legal Aid of North Carolina announced that the owner,…

NC State University settles complaint alleging disability discrimination in student housing

RALEIGH, October 11, 2017 – Legal Aid of North Carolina announced today that it had…

Annual Raleigh Fair Housing Conference scheduled for April 15, 2016

On Friday, April 15, 2016, the City of Raleigh Fair Housing Hearing Board and the…

Raleigh Housing Authority settles lawsuit alleging housing discrimination against victims of domestic violence

MEDIA COVERAGE A Domestic Violence Survivor Asked the RHA for an Emergency Transfer. It Evicted…

Builders, architects, owners of SkyHouse apartment buildings settle fair housing cases for $1.8 million

Money will help make homes more accessible for low-income people with disabilities in four states​ RALEIGH,…

Builders, architects, owners of 5 NC housing complexes settle discrimination cases

RALEIGH · Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC) announced today that it has settled housing discrimination complaints…