Fair Housing

Discrimination in housing is against the law and no person shall be discriminated against in the sale, rental or advertising of residential dwellings, in the provision of brokerage and lending services, or in the availability of any residential real estate transaction based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status and national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, source of income, disability, medical condition or age.

Fair Housing laws are federal and state laws that protect Sausalito residents from discriminatory housing practices. These laws may be violated if you are treated differently than other tenants or prospective tenants because of one or more of your class attributes.

Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California (FHANC) provides free housing discrimination counseling services, intervention and complaint investigation to clients of all protected classes, including immigrants, people with disabilities, seniors, families with children, and other clients protected under fair housing law. Services include fair housing training for housing providers, tenants, and staff of social service agencies. FHANC sponsors a variety of programs to educate the community at large about fair housing issues. FHANC also offers information to housing providers about affirmative marketing. For information, call (415) 457-5025 or fill out FHANC’s intake form available on their website: htpps://www.fairhousingnorcal.org.

Legal Aid of Marin provides high quality legal representation and advocacy, information, referral, advice, community education, and other assistance to low-income and senior residents of Marin County. In particular, Legal Aid of Marin seeks to assist Marin County’s most vulnerable residents, particularly with problems related to housing, employment, child dependency, domestic violence prevention, and debtor rights. For information, call (415)492-0230 or visit the Legal Aid of Marin website: http://www.legalaidmarin.org.

Marin Mediation Services is a division of the Marin Council District Attorney’s Office, offers the public an alternative to court as a way of resolving disputes in a variety of areas. Professionally trained and experienced Mediators help to facilitate resolutions for parties in conflict.

Find out more about California’s fair housing laws at the State of California Civil Rights Department: https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/housing.

Find out more about federal fair housing laws at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/fair_housing_act_overview