Floridians are entitled by law to rent a place to live or buy a home without consideration of their race, color, national origin, sex, disability, familial status, or religion. It is against the law to discriminate in any of the following actions:

• Refuse to rent or sell housing

• Falsely deny that housing is available for inspection, rental, or sale

• Refuse to make a mortgage loan

• Impose different conditions or terms on a loan

• Threaten, coerce, or intimidate any individual exercising a fair housing right

• Refuse reasonable changes to your dwelling to accommodate a disability

Real estate agents, brokers, landlords or anyone in the housing business has violated these laws if they encourage a homeowner to sell or rent with discriminatory intent.

Unless a housing community is complying with the requirements of a 55+ housing community, they cannot deny a family with children under the age of 18 from residing there.

Any person aggrieved by an unlawful housing practice may file a complaint.

The complaint must be filed within 1 year of the date on which the last alleged act of discrimination occurred.

The Commission works cooperatively with its federal counterpart, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and most cases are dual-filed. The Commission may refer your complaint to HUD or another agency for investigation, as applicable. See Jurisdiction Section below for further details.

If you have any questions regarding the filing of a Housing Discrimination Complaint, please call the FCHR for assistance at (850) 488-7082.

Note: If you have filed a Federal HUD complaint, do not proceed with completing an FCHR Housing Discrimination Complaint.

HOUSING DISCRIMINATION QUESTIONNAIRE