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Fair housing is the right to select and live in a home totally free from illegal discrimination.

Oregon's laws secure people from being treated differently since of your: race, color, faith, sex, national origin, whether or not you have kids, disability (also: income, domestic violence survivors, marital status, sexual preference, and gender identity).

If you believe you are being discriminated versus when searching for a home, applying for real estate or home financing, or if your landlord isn't accommodating your special needs, you can file a complaint here.

Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries protects your civil liberties in your home.

Sometimes real estate discrimination looks like ...

- You are needed to pay a different security deposit than somebody of a various race
- Your household is used different rental alternatives or rates than people without children
- You are directed to real estate in a specific location, neighborhood or section of the complex instead of being allowed to make that choice yourself.
- You're kicked out after your property manager learns your sexual preference ... you're dealt with differently, rejected services, or singled out because of among the secured characteristics listed above.
We can help

The Fair Real estate Act offers you the legal right to file a problem. And it is prohibited for anybody to threaten you with expulsion or to harass you for submitting a reasonable real estate problem versus them.

It's free to file a complaint and you don't require to have a lawyer.

If you're uncertain you need to file a grievance but something feels wrong, you can offer us a call at 971-245-3844 or email boli_help@boli.oregon.gov. We'll help you navigate the procedure.

- FOR INDIVIDUALS
- FOR LANDLORDS
For people

Yes. Title VIII of the Civil Liberty Act of 1968 and the modifications prohibit discrimination in any aspect connecting to the sale, rental, finance, advertisement, and brokerage of real estate. Oregon law covers any real residential or commercial property for sale, rent, or lease. Federal law covers any real residential or commercial property, and federally owned or funded real estate.

Proof of earnings can be needed of interested applicants. They can require that the income be of such an amount that it will permit the occupant to satisfy lease commitments. Unmarried and married couples should satisfy the exact same minimum income requirements and be held to the very same standard.

There are penalties and fines for those found guilty of breaching the fair real estate laws. You can file a complaint here.

When the Civil liberty Division discovers considerable proof of a violation of fair real estate laws, the firm will issue Formal Charges. If the property owner or owner stops working to comply with the law, they may be confronted with the costs of safeguarding a claim and the payment of penalties.

For landlords

Yes. Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and the changes forbid discrimination in any aspect associating with the sale, leasing, financing, ad, and brokerage of real estate based upon race, color, faith, sex, national origin, familial status and physical and psychological impairment. Oregon law forbids discrimination against people due to the fact that of their marital status.

Oregon law covers any genuine residential or commercial property for sale, rent, or lease. Federal law covers any genuine residential or commercial property, and federally owned or funded real estate.

The refusal to rent can not be based on a secured class. The secured classes include race/color, religious beliefs, sex, physical or psychological disability, marital status, national origin, and familial status. All applicants should be given the exact same rental requirements and judged by the exact same standards.

No, with one exception. Oregon law permits an owner to refuse to lease to single, unrelated individuals of the opposite sex if it would lead to typical usage of bath or bed room centers.

Proof of earnings can be required of interested applicants. You can need that the income be of such a quantity that it will permit the occupant to meet rent commitments. Unmarried and married couples must meet the very same minimum income requirements and be held to the very same standard.

You can not decline to rent since of the addition of a support animal.

Refusal to lease to a handicapped individual because of a disability is unlawful. You should likewise allow reasonable modifications of the premises if done at the expense of the homeowner. The property manager might condition approval for an adjustment on the resident consenting to restore the premises to the condition that existed before the adjustment.

No. The Fair Real Estate Amendments of 1988 included familial status as a protected class. Oregon law also forbids discrimination on the basis of familial status.

Familial status is specified as "several individuals who are not yet 18 years old, coping with a moms and dad or custodian with the composed approval of such parent or other individual." It is unlawful to discriminate versus families because they have children. It is not unlawful to impose nondiscriminatory tenancy limits such as the number of individuals per bedroom.

Yes. There are exceptions for bona fide senior real estate where the task is openly funded for senior citizens