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Equal access to housing for all is an ideal protected by law. Fair Housing laws allow you to get the housing of your choice, free from unlawful discrimination.
Practicing Fair Housing
The City of San Diego is dedicated to advancing reasonable housing efforts by promoting reasonable and equivalent housing chances for its residents. It is committed to highlighting the Fair Housing Law, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) by continuing to attend to discrimination in our community and to support programs that will inform the general public about the right to equal housing opportunities.
It is the City's policy to provide services without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, nationwide origin, age, gender, marital status, familial status, income source, sexual orientation or special needs. This dedication extends to all programs supplied by the City.
Fair housing can be defined as a condition in which individuals of similar income levels in the exact same housing market have a like variety of housing option available to them regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, age, gender, marital status, familial status, income, sexual preference or special needs.
What is Housing Discrimination?
Housing discrimination is unfair or prejudicial treatment of people, in the location of housing and property, based upon the person's secured class.
What Guarantees My Right to Fair Housing?
The right to reasonable housing is assured by a variety of federal, state, and regional laws, mainly the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, and the City of San Diego's Municipal Code that make it unlawful to discriminate in leasing, offering, funding, and insuring housing.
What Should I Do If I Have a Grievance?
If you think you have been denied housing or the opportunity to obtain housing in the City because of a protected particular, call the City's Fair Housing Hotline at 844-449-3500.
You are safeguarded by federal, state and city law.
- Race.
- Color.
- Religion.
- National Origin.
- Sex (Gender).
- Disability.
- Familial Status (Households with one or more kids under age 18).
State Law
- Ancestry.
- Citizenship, Immigration Status.
- Primary Language.
- Marital Status.
- Sexual Orientation.
- Age.
- Medical Condition.
- Genetic Information.
- Gender Identity, Expression.
- Military or Veteran Status.
- Other Arbitrary Status.
City Law
forbids discrimination.
based upon:
- Income Source (including rental support).
- The City of San Diego's Municipal Code safeguards tenants from being denied housing exclusively because they receive rental help, such as Section 8 Housing Vouchers, paid straight to the tenant, property owner or representative of either.
Fair Housing Hotline: 844-449-3500
Common Violations of Fair Housing Law
- Refusal to lease, lease, or offer housing.
- Unwanted sexual advances involving unwanted sexual advances or needing sexual favors for housing rights or benefits.
- Discriminatory policies, practices, terms or conditions that lead to unequal access to housing or housing-related services.
- Refusal to permit sensible adjustments to a dwelling space or common usage area, at the tenant's cost, when required to accommodate a disability.
- Refusal to make affordable lodgings in guidelines, policies, practices or services, when necessary to accommodate a disability.
- Denial of property owner's insurance or mortgage.
Report Violations
The City has engaged Legal Aid Society of San Diego Inc. to supply FREE neighborhood outreach and legal services.
Fair Housing Center.
LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO INC. 110 S. Euclid Ave., San Diego, CA 92114
If you think you have experienced housing discrimination or harassment, contact the Fair Housing Center within one year of the occurrence. Follow these actions:
1. Call the Fair Housing Hotline at 844-449-3500.
2. Speak with a housing therapist about the event.
3. If warranted, your grievance will be referred to a legal representative for an unbiased investigation.
4. If your problem is accepted, an attempt will be made to assist both celebrations in solving the concern.
5. If the problem is unsettled and there is evidence of a violation of the law, it may be prosecuted.
Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI)
The City of San Diego, in combination with the San Diego Regional Alliance for Fair Housing, has actually completed the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI) for 2021 to 2025. Established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the AI is a streamlined procedure developed to help jurisdictions - like ours-- understand and assess our Fair Housing landscape.
The AI report represents a market profile of San Diego County, evaluates the degree of housing needs amongst particular earnings groups, and evaluates the variety of offered housing choices for citizens. The AI also evaluates the conditions in the private market and public sector that may restrict the variety of housing choices or hamper a person's access to housing. More notably, this AI identifies impediments that might prevent equal housing gain access to and develops solutions to alleviate or get rid of such obstacles. To see the complete report, please visit the following link.
Review the Analyses of Fair Housing Impediments prepared by the San Diego area:
FY 2020/2021 - FY 2024/2025 San Diego Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing ChoiceAppendix A: Public Outreach Summary Report
Appendix B: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Data
Appendix C: Fair Housing Outreach Events
Appendix D: Progress Report considering that 2015 AI
Public Notices - Past Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice:
Analysis of Impediments Public Comment Period Notice
Analysis of Impediments Public Comment Period Notice-Spanish Version
Final 2015-2020 San Diego Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice
Final 2010-2015 San Diego Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice
To even more reflect its dedication to reasonable housing, the City has engaged the services of a Fair Housing Service Provider to supply neighborhood outreach and legal services:
Legal Aid Society of San Diego Inc.
1764 San Diego Ave., Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92110-1987
877-534-2524|General Inquiries
844-449-3500|Fair Housing Hotline
Other Resources
211 (211sandiego. org)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development|Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
600 Harrison St., Third Floor
San Francisco, CA 94107-1300
800-347-3739
CRD|Civil Rights Department (ca.gov).
651 Bannon St., Suite 200.
Sacramento, CA 95811.
800-700-2320
San Diego Regional Alliance for Fair Housing.
Email: [email protected]!.?.! SDMC Section 131.0466 on Reasonable Accommodations in Development. The Federal Fair Housing Act and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act require that jurisdictions clear up lodgings to manage handicapped individuals the level playing field to use and delight in a home. In factor to consider of the special requirement and the potential advantage that can be achieved with a requested modification, variances might be approved. To get in touch with the City straight about Fair Housing matters, please contact: City of San Diego. Economic Development Department. 1200 Third Ave., Suite 1400, MS 56D
. San Diego,
CA 92101. Phone: 619-236-6700 Fax: 619-533-3219. Email: [email protected]!.?.! Public Service Announcements View the 2022 Fair Housing PSA-Full minute; Fair Housing PSA-30
second. View the
2018 Fair Housing PSA. View the 2015 Fair Housing PSA. View the 2014 Fair Housing PSA. Fair Housing Information: Brochures & Frequently Asked Questions Fair
Housing English Brochure.
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Download: City of San Diego Fair Housing Card English( Press Ready PDF).
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). Download: City of San Diego Fair Housing Card Spanish (Press Ready PDF).
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