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Housing discrimination complaints on rise across country
St. Louis mother Arkay O'Malley filed a housing discrimination complaint after a landlord wouldn't lease her an apartment because she has three kids. O'Malley's not alone. Thousands of Americans file complaints every year contending they're discriminated against based on race, disability, sex, national origin, religion, skin color or whether a family has children — a violation of the federal Fair Housing Act. Find out more in an in-depth database report.
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Explore housing discrimination complaints for every U.S. county from 2002 to 2006. Find out how many complaints involved race, ethnicity, disabilities, family status and other factors.
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» Do you think you were ever discriminated against when you tried to rent an apartment or buy a house? Tell us about it.
» The Fair Housing Act bans housing discrimination. What do you think about the argument that property owners should be able to rent or sell to whomever they want?
» It's been nearly 40 years since the Fair Housing Act was enacted. To what extent do you think discrimination still exists in the housing market? What more should be done?
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» Total number of complaints from 2002 to 2006
» Total complaints from 2002 to 2006 by complaint type
» Nine categories of housing complaints
» Outcomes of housing complaints
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