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Fair Housing Law: Do We Know More Now?

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This Just In:  The deadline for submitting nominations
for the second annual Robert L. Woodson, Jr. awards,
which recognize local communities for their outstanding
leadership in reducing excessive or unnecessary
regulatory barriers, has been extended to March 31, 2006.
For more information on the announcement, visit
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The federal Fair Housing Act defines basic obligations,
protections, and enforcement provisions pertaining to
housing discrimination in the United States. Although
enacted in 1968, it was not until 2001 that we learned
the extent of the general public's awareness of, and
support for, this law and the degree to which persons
believing they were victims of housing discrimination
sought to take advantage of its enforcement provisions.
This report, "Do We Know More Now? Trends in Public
Knowledge, Support and Use of Fair Housing Law,"
documents what we have learned since that time.

The baseline study, "How Much Do We Know?"
(https://www.huduser.gov/portal/publications/fairhsg/hmwk.html)
revealed that majorities of the adult public were
knowledgeable about and approved of most aspects of the
law, although the size of the majorities varied. It was
discovered that only a small fraction of those believing
they had experienced housing discrimination had taken any
action in response.

This new follow-up study explores changes that occurred
in the public's awareness, support, and knowledge of fair
housing laws between 2001 and 2005. The study also
explores the extent people know about addressing
perceived discrimination and why so few people who
perceive they have been discriminated against do anything
about it.

The report is available online and can be downloaded at
https://www.huduser.gov/portal/publications/hsgfin/FairHsngSurvey.html.
Printed copies will be available soon for a nominal fee.
Call 1-800-245-2691 now to order a copy. Backorders will
be filled promptly.


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