Fair Housing

How can I find information about Fair Housing and Tenant Rights?

Sources of information include the following:
Home Line Tenant Hotline
612.728.5767
1.866.866.3546
www.homelinemn.org

Minnesota Department of Human Rights
651.296.5663
TTY: 651.296.1283
1.800.657.3704
www.humanrights.state.mn.us

HUD's Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
1.800.669.9777
TTY: 1.800.927.9275
www.hud.gov/offices/fheo

Minnesota Attorney General's Office
651.296.3353
1.800.657.3787
TTY: 1.800.366.4812
www.ag.state.mn.us

Legal Services:

East Central Legal Services
1700 US State Highway 293, Suite 100
Cambridge, MN 55008
Service area: Chisago and Isanti counties. Senior Service area: Anoka, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine Counties.
763.689.2849
Clients: 1.800.622.7772

Minnesota Disability Law Center
430 1st Avenue North, Suite 300
Minneapolis, MN 55401-1780
Service area: Minnesota, addressing the unique legal needs of Minnesotans with disabilities.
Metro Tel: 612.334.5970
Greater MN Tel: 1.800.292.4150
TDD: 612.332.4668

Enforcement:

Minnesota Department of Human Rights
190 East 5th Street, Suite 700
St. Paul, MN 55101
651.296.5663
1.800.657.3704
www.humanrights.state.mn.us

Community Education:

League of MN Human Rights Commissions
4100 Lakeview Avenue
Robbinsdale, MN 55442
763.535.1051
www.hrusa.org/league

Predatory Lending:

ACORN
757 Raymond Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55114
651.642.9639
www.minnesota.acorn.org

Housing Access Center
206 West 4th Street, Room 201
Duluth, MN 55806
218.722.6808

Testing:

John Marshall Law School Fair Housing Center
www.jmls.edu/fairhousingcenter/

National Fair Housing Advocate
www.fairhousing.com

HUD Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
www.hud.gov/offices/fheo

Bazelon Center
www.bazelon.org/issues/housing

Minnesota Legal Services Coalition
www.mnlegalservices.org/

National Housing Law Project
www.nhlp.org

Technical Assistance Collaborative (TAC – resources for people with disabilities)
www.tacinc.org

Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST is an initiative sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) designed to promote compliance with the Fair Housing Act design and construction requirements. The program consists of a comprehensive training curriculum, both introductory and advanced. It also includes a toll-free information line and website designed to provide technical guidance to the public. For this link please go to: www.fairhousingfirst.org/