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How Discrimination Affects Lives
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Your Rights for Community Living
You can live anywhere that you can afford without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, national origin, family status or disability. The Fair Housing Act makes it illegal for anyone, including a landlord, his employees, your neighbors, or even strangers, to threaten, harass, intimidate or engage in acts of violence against you because of where you choose to live. The law also protects your family, friends and visitors from this kind of behavior, regardless of where it occurs. If such conduct does occur, report the act to one
of the following government agencies or local law enforcement
officials. US Department of Housing and Urban Development Tennessee Human Rights Commission |
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Fair Housing Act guarantees everyone the right to choice in housing.
