Hammond city ordinance prohibits discrimination in housing based on:
- Race
- Ancestry
- Color
- Place of Birth
- Sex
- Handicap
- Religion
- Familial Status
- National Origin
- Title VIII (as amended) prohibits discrimination in housing based on:
- Race
- National Origin
- Color
- Handicap
- Sex
- Familial Status
- Religion
It is unlawful to:
- Refuse to receive or transmit all offers to purchase or rent.
- Refuse to sell, rent, lease or exchange property.
- Deny any services or facilities relating to real property transactions.
- Represent that real property is not available for inspection, sale or rental when in fact it is.
- Take or hold a listing with the understanding that the seller plans to discriminate.
- Discriminate in the terms or conditions of sale or rental.
- Engage in panic-selling to represent that the racial composition of a neighborhood is going to change, or that property values will lower or make similar false and misleading statements.
- Coerce, threaten or intimidate a person in the exercise or enjoyment of his/her rights in the purchase or rental of housing.
What Housing is Covered?
- All real property (homes, apartments, lots, etc.) rented or sold with or without a real estate broker.
- Real Property sold at auction.
- All apartments rented, regardless of the number of units in one building.
- All individual single family homes sold or rented directly by an individual owner.
- Board and rooming houses in which the owner resides.
Who is Covered?
- Advertising Media
- Apartment Housing Agents and Managers
- Banks, Savings and Loan Associations, Mortgage Lenders or other Financial Institutions.
- Condominium Developers or Owners
- Contractors
- Developers
- Home Builders
- Individual Home Owners
- Landlords (Residential & Commercial)
- Landowners (Residential & Commercial)
- Rental Agents
- Real Estate Brokers
- Real Estate Salespersons
- Insurance Providers
- Tenants
Recourse and Remedies
If you believe that any one or more of your rights have been violated under the Fair Housing Laws contact:
Hammond Human Relations Commission
5925 Calumet Avenue, Room 320
Hammond, Indiana 46320
Phone (219)853-6502
Fax (219)853-6538
Weekdays 8:30am to 4:30pm