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What Is Fair Housing? (Info & Publications) |
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What Is Fair Housing? (Info & Publications) |
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The Fair Housing of the Dakotas (formerly the North Dakota Fair Housing Council) is a non-profit organization serving North and South Dakota. The Fair Housing of the Dakotas (FHD) works to eliminate housing discrimination and to ensure equal housing opportunities for all. The FHD provides assistance to individuals pursuing legal rights and remedies related to fair housing, offers housing assistance and counseling, provides community education, promotes community involvement and performs research in the area of housing. The Federal Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in the rental, sale or financing of housing due to race, color, religion, national origin, gender (sex), presence of children (familial status) and disability (handicap). North Dakota state law also protects due to age (40 and over) or status with respect to marriage and public assistance. South Dakota state law protects most of the federal classes and also protects due to ancestry and creed. The Fair Housing of the Dakotas was originally founded in 1995 as the "North Dakota Fair Housing Council" to serve the State of North Dakota. In 2003, the NDFHC received a grant to expand to the counties east of the Missouri River in South Dakota. In 2004, services were expanded to include the entire State of South Dakota and its name was changed in 2005 to the "Fair Housing of the Dakotas" to reflect these duties in both North and South Dakota. For more information on fair housing or the work of the FHD, choose one of the links above. Alternative formats of the information available on this site is available upon request. |
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Contact Information: Fair Housing of the Dakotas
Staff: Executive Director: Kourtney Hollingsworth
Updates: Fair Housing Workshops Schedules for 2010: We have begun scheduling our 2010 series of "Fundamentals of Fair Housing" Workshops. See our events page for more information. Fair Housing of the Dakotas 2010 newsletter: To be added to our mailing list please contact our office. National Commission on Fair Housing & Equal Opportunity: Has released a NEW Report on the Future of Fair Housing. To view the full report: Future of Fair Housing Report< or to view Executive Summary. You can also learn more about the Commission by going to: Housing discrimination complaints on rise across country: The Gannett News Service published a series on housing discrimination in the U.S. http://azcentral.gns.gannett<< Alternative formats available upon request. |