Housing Discrimination

Information about assistance animals for disabilities (also called service animals, companion animals/pets, or therapy animals.)

Explains what housing discrimination is, who's protected and what you can do if you feel you have been discriminated against.

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.

Learn about your rights when applying for housing and during your tenancy. Find out how to ask for a reasonable accommodation and what to do if you are denied a reasonable accommodation or discriminated against.

The federal Americans with Disabilities Act, the federal Fair Housing Act, and the 1973 Rehabilitation Act protect the right of persons with disabilities to use service animals to aid them in various settings. Service animals are animals that have been individually trained to do work or perform tasks for a person with a disability.

(A service animal is different from an emotional support animal (ESA), because an ESA does not require any individual training. For more info on ESAs, please go to the article we have linked below titled Do I Have A Right To An Emotional Support Animal Even If My Housing Is "No Pets Allowed"?)

Learn what the law says about discrimination against victims of domestic violence in housing, and steps you can take to protect your rights.

Learn about what you can do if you feel you’ve been discriminated against in housing. Find out more about the steps in the complaint process.

This article discusses common legal issues relating to housing for the mentally ill and the American's with Disabilities Act.

Learn more about what you can do about issues with your landlord if you're a mobile home owner and rent the lot in Montana.

The Fair Housing Act1 (FHA) protects people with disabilities from being treated differently than others in housing situations. Under the FHA, people with disabilities also have the additional rights to ask for reasonable accommodations and reasonable modifications.

Information about your rights in private or public housing if you have a disability.

Your Rights in Housing if You're Disabled

This "Fair Housing Information Sheet" discusses your right, if you are disabled, to have an emotional support or service animal even if your landlord does not allow pets.

This sample letter can be completed by service providers and given to a landlord to show that an emotional support animal was prescribed to a tenant.

Learn about your tenant rights and how to protect them in the federal housing programs that exist in all 50 states -- the Housing Choice Voucher (also called "Section 8") program and project-based housing assistance.