Fair Housing: It's the Law in Brevard County!

Federal Fair Housing Act and the The Florida Fair Housing Act make it illegal for anyone to refuse to rent, sell or make a housing loan to you because of the following factors:

• Race or Color
• Gender
• Religion
• Disability
• National Origin
• Familial Status (including children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians; pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18)

How Do You Recognize Housing Discrimination?

• Refuse to rent or sell you housing.
• Tell you housing is unavailable when in fact it is available.
• Show you apartments or homes in certain neighborhoods only.
• Advertise housing to preferred groups of people only.
• Refuse to provide you with information regarding mortgage loans, deny you a mortgage loan, or impose different terms or conditions on a mortgage loan.
• Deny you property insurance.
• Conduct property appraisals in a discriminatory manner.
• Refuse to make certain modifications or accommodations for persons with a mental or physical disability, including person recovering from alcohol and substance abuse, and HIV/AIDS related illness.
• Fail to design and construct housing in an accessible manner.
• Harass, coerce, intimidate, or interfere with anyone exercising or assisting someone else with their fair housing rights.

If You Don't Report Discrimination, It Can't Be Stopped!

If you believe your rights have been violated, Brevard County Housing and Human Services Department is ready to help you file a complain. You have 1 year from the date of the alleged act of discrimination to file your complaint.

You will need to provide the following information in your complaint:

• Your name, address, and phone number where you can be reached.
• Another contact's name, address and phone number if the agency cannot reach you.
• A description of what happened to you.
• A statement telling why you believe you are being discriminated against. (e.g. on the basis of what protected class)
• A statement of who discriminated against you with their name, title and address.
• A statement describing where the alleged discrimination occurred (complete address)
• A statement as to the date the last act of discrimination occurred. Tell if the alleged discrimination is ongoing.

Brevard County will refer your complaint to the appropriate enforcement agencies.

Brevard County Analysis of Impediments Plan

Staff of Brevard County Housing and Human Services Department conducted this Analysis of Impediments (AI) with the assistance of the HOME Consortium, which consists of Brevard County and the Cities of Cocoa, Melbourne, Palm Bay, and Titusville.

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Contact:

Brian Breslin

Phone: (321)633-2076

Florida Relay TTY 711

Housing & Human Services Department
2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way
Viera, FL 32940
Building B, Suite - 106

Other agencies that can answer your questions about fair housing and how to file a fair housing complaint:

Fair Housing Continuum, Inc
4760 North Highway US1, Suite 203
Melbourne, FL 32935
Phone: 321-757-3532

Toll Free: 888-264-5619
Fax: 321-757-3535

Florida Commission on Human Relations
325 John Knox Road, Building F, Suite 240
Tallahassee, FL 32303-4149
Toll Free: 800-342-8170

Fair Housing & Equal Opportunity
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
451 Seventh St. SW, Room 5204
Washington D.C. 20410-2000
Toll Free: 800-669-9777

TDD Line - 1-800-927-9275