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Discrimination

Examples of Housing Discrimination & Illegal Acts

Forms of Discrimination

Per Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46a-64c it is illegal to discriminate based on the following protected classes:

  • Age
  • Lawful Source of Income              (eg. Section 8)
  • Physical Disability
  • Ancestry
  • National Origin
  • Race
  • Color
  • Marital Status
  • Religious Creed
  • Familial Status
  • Mental Disability
  • Sex
  • Gender Identity or Expression
  • Sexual Orientation
  • Veteran Status

 

Examples of Protected Areas

Equal Housing Opportunity

How do you recognize Housing Discrimination?

Dare to be Fair

If you don’t Report Discrimination, It Can’t Be Stopped!

Contact Us

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

Enforcement Agencies

State CHRO
Administrative Offices
25 Sigourney Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: (860) 541-3400
Toll Free: 1(800) 477-5737
TDD: (860) 541-3459
Fax: (860) 246-5068
http://www.ct.gov/chro/site/
default.asp

Department of Housing and Urban Development
Hartford Field Office
One Corporate Center
20 Church Street, 10th Floor
Hartford, CT 06103
Phone: (860) 240-4800
Fax: (860) 240-4850
TTY: (860) 240-4665
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/
HUD

Connecticut Legal Services
16 Main Street, Second Floor
New Britain, CT 06051
Phone: (860) 225-8678
http://www.ctlegal.org/