Statements and Guidance

Tenant Background Checks and Your Rights - March 2024

Know Your Rights: Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - April 2024
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Joint Statement on Enforcement Efforts Against Discrimination and BIAS in Automated Systems - November 2023

Joint Statement on Fair Lending and Credit Opportunities for Noncitizen Borrowers under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act - October 2023

Inter-Governmental Agreement on Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Properties - August 2000

Policy Statement on the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act - June 13, 2018

Joint Statement of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Justice on State and Local Land Use Laws and Practices and the Application of the Fair Housing Act - November 2016       Press Release

Joint Statement of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Justice – Accessibility (Design and Construction) Requirements for Multifamily Dwellings under the Fair Housing Act - April 2013      Press Release

Memorandum of Understanding between the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the United States Department of Justice Regarding Fair Lending Coordination - December 2012       Press Release

Joint Statement of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Justice on Reasonable Modifications under the Fair Housing Act - March 2008

Joint Statement of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Justice - Reasonable Accommodations under the Fair Housing Act     (PDF Version 176KB) - May 2004