Discrimination in Housing
Explains what housing discrimintation is, who's protected and what you can do if you feel you have been discriminated against.
By: Montana Fair Housing
Overview of the Fair Housing Acts
(Separate Website)
Answers to common questions about the Fair Housing Acts. The Fair Housing Acts protect you from discrimination when renting an apartment or a house in Montana.
By: Montana Fair Housing
Do I have a right to an emotional support pet even if my housing is "no pets allowed"?
(Separate Website)
This "Fair Housing Information Sheet" discusses your right, if you are disabled, to have an emotional support or service pet even if your landlord does not allow pets.
By: Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Fair Housing Facts: The Illegality of "Independent Living Requirements"; in Housing Applic
(Separate Website)
This article adresses the fact that it is illegal, under the Fair Housing Act, for landlords to require disabled applicants to be "capable of independent living" or to ask about the severity of their disability in the housing application process.
By: Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Fair Housing Information Sheet: Disability Discrimination in the Housing Application Process
(Separate Website)
This article discusses your legal rights and protections when you are going through a housing application and screening process and you are disabled. This article adresses what questions your landlord can ask you during the application process and when a landlord can lawfully reject your application.
By: Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Fair Housing Information Sheet: Using Reasonable Accommodations to Prevent Eviction
(Separate Website)
This article discusses how a request for reasonable accomodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act can be used to prevent a disabled person from being evicted.
By: Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Fair Housing Information: Accessibility Requirements in Public and Section 8 Housing
(Separate Website)
This article discusses the accessibility requirements for public housing under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
By: Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Fair Housing Information: Early Termination of a Lease Due to Disability
(Separate Website)
This article explains your legal rights and protections if you must terminate a lease before the end of the lease term because a disability makes it impossible for you to live there any longer.
By: Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Fair Housing Information: Eliminating Financial Barriers in the Application Process
(Separate Website)
This article discusses how the Fair Housing Amendments Act (FHAA) can help you if you are disabled and there are financial barriers preventing you from finding housing.
By: Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Fair Housing Information: Neighbors Buying Property to Prevent Group Home
(Separate Website)
This article discusses the legality of a situation where neighbors pool their money together to buy property in order to prevent the establishment of a group home.
By: Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
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