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The Housing Site
Illinois Fair Housing Initiative

Advertising

All advertising comes under the Fair-Housing Act: classified, and display advertising, Internet (on-line marketing), flyers, door hangers, open-house information, and multiple listing services (MLS).

Advertising under the Fair Housing Act

Fair Housing Logo

Equal Housing Opportunity Graphics for Printing

Guidance Regarding Advertisements Under §804(c) of the Fair Housing Act

HUD memorandum the purpose of which is to provide guidance on the procedures for the acceptance and investigation of allegations of discrimination under Section 804(c) of the Fair Housing Act (the Act) involving the publication of real estate advertisements.

Part 109 - Fair Housing Advertising

The purpose is to assist all advertising media, advertising agencies and all other persons who use advertising to make, print, or publish, or cause to be made, printed, or published, advertisements with respect to the sale, rental, or financing of dwellings which are in compliance with the requirements of the Fair Housing Act. These regulations also describe the matters HUD will review in evaluating compliance with the Fair Housing Act in connection with investigations of complaints alleging discriminatory housing practices involving advertising.