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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).

Implementing Guidelines

Implementing Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Requirements

The Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan is a marketing strategy designed to attract buyers and renters of all majority and minority groups, regardless of sex, handicap and familial status to assisted and insured rental projects and sales dwellings which are being marketed by an applicant.

Fair housing advertising guidelines: are we overly sensitive?

Realty Times article, Jan. 2004

Guidelines on how to advertise without violating housing discrimination laws

North Dakota Department of Labor brochure, Sept. 2003

Advertising without discriminating

Commonwealth of Virginia Fair Housing Office

Say it fairly in your ads

REALTORS® Magazine article, Apr. 2002

Discrimination against people of faith

Direction for residents, managers, and administrators regarding religious symbols or displays in common areas during holiday seasons.

Limited English Proficiency

Information for HUD program offices, HUD funded recipients, other Federal Agencies working with HUD, and advocacy groups working with limited English proficient (LEP) populations.

Executive Order 13166

Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency

Minority Homeownership