WHO TO CONTACT?

Who should you contact if you believe that you have been discriminated against in your search for adequate housing? Any of the following agencies may be able to provide the assistance you need and deserve.

RHODE ISLAND RESOURCES

RHODE ISLAND COMMISSION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
180 Westminster Street
Third Floor
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 222-2661

REGIONAL RESOURCES

Southern Massachusetts

Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
1 Ashburton Place, Room 601
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 727-3990

Connecticut

Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities
21 Grand Street
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 541-3400

FEDERAL RESOURCES

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
451 7th Street S.W.
Washington, DC 20410
(202) 708-1112
TTY: (202) 708-1455

OTHER NATIONAL RESOURCES

• The National Fair Housing Advocate On-Line
• Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
• Equal Justice Network
• Consumer Mortgage Education Consortium
• Fair Housing Information Clearinghouse
• The Idealist List of NonProfits
• The Federal Register

THE LAW

• Civil Rights Act of 1866
• Shelley v Kraemer, 1948
• President John F. Kennedy's Executive Order Establishing the President's Committee on Equal Housing (November 20, 1962)
• Jones v Mayer, 1968
• Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968
• FairHousing Amendments Act of 1988
• Fair Housing Act (1968 / 1988)
• Fair Housing Regulations
• U.S. House of Representatives Internet Law Library
• Fair Housing Case Database
• Fair Housing Legal Support Center of the John Marshall Law School
• Searchable Index of U. S. Supreme Court Decisions
• Outline of Federal and State Nondiscrimination Laws and Regulations
• General Legal Foundation for Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action
• Outline of Federal Civil Rights Legislation