Inland Fair Housing and Mediation Board was founded in 1980 as a private not-for-profit corporation to provide a comprehensive dispute resolution program and conciliation to support the Federal and State Fair Housing Laws. While the battle for fair housing continues to be addressed, our services have expanded to include:

• Discrimination investigation and assistance
• Discussion of options, such as conciliation with a landlord, referral to a government enforcement agency or private attorney
• Education Outreach

The Fair Housing Services are available at no charge. The comprehensive housing services are provided by a trained staff in English and Spanish. Individual counseling is available by appointment and conciliation of disputes can be resolved by calling or stopping by the office any weekday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Office Location and contact information:

60 East 9th Street | Upland CA 91786
(909) 984-2254 | (800) 321-0911 | fax (909) 460.0274
e-mail: inmedbd@aol.com
web: http://members.aol.com/inmedbd/index.html

If you are a victim of discrimination, here's what to do:

• Immediately write down what happened to you.
• Make sure you have the name of the manager, agent or owner you spoke with.
• Write down the address of the house or apartment building as well as the number of the unit.
• If you obtained the information from a newspaper, clip out the advertisement.
• CALL the INLAND FAIR HOUSING and MEDIATION BOARD

1968 Civil Rights Act:
Title VIII, prohibits housing discrimination based on: race, color, national origin, religion or sex. In 1988 Congress passed the Fair Housing Amendments Act which added: the disabled and families with children as protected classes.

The Rumford Act is the California State Law prohibiting housing discrimination for all protected classes under Title VIII, as well as for marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation and source of income.

The Unruh Civil Rights Act (Civil Code Section 51, 52) prohibits discrimination in all business establishments, including housing, based on age and any arbitrary reason.

The Ralph Civil Rights Act of 1976 specifies the right to be free from violence connected with certain forms of discrimination in housing and is a non-exclusive option for enforcing this right and the Unruh Act.

California Civil Code Section 54.1 prohibits discrimination based on physical disability. This precludes restrictions on seeing eye dogs and signal dogs from a "no pet clause."

State
Under California State Fair Housing Laws, persons who feel they are victims of discrimination because of their race, color, sex, marital status, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, religion, or familial status source of income or sexual orientation should call the Department of Fair Employment and Housing at: 800-884-1684 • TDD 213-897-2840

Federal
Under Federal Fair Housing Laws, persons who feel they are victims of discrimination because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, and disability (includes mental disability, alcoholism, drug addiction not resulting from current abuse of controlled substances) should call the Department of Housing and Urban Development at: 800-669-9777 • TDD 800-927-9275