Do you think you were discriminated against in housing?
Contact us
Fill out our Legal Help Request form. Tell us what happened. We will call you back. You can also call us at 1-800-889-2047.
File a complaint with the Vermont Human Rights Commission
The Human Rights Commission (HRC) investigates when Vermont’s fair housing laws are broken. Vermont’s fair housing laws protect against discrimination based on all federal fair housing law bases plus more Vermont bases. Vermont’s fair housing law protects against discrimination in dwellings based on race, color, national origin, immigration status, citizenship, religion, being pregnant or living with a child younger than 18, receiving public assistance or benefits, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, being a victim of domestic violence, stalking or sexual assault, disability, age and marital status.
When you contact the Human Rights Commission, you are requesting an investigation. An HRC investigator will talk to you and to the person you believe discriminated against you. The investigator will also talk to witnesses.
If the HRC finds that you were discriminated against, they will try to help you and the person who discriminated against you settle your claims. If you don’t settle, the HRC will file a lawsuit against the housing provider. Or, you can file a lawsuit and use what the HRC found as evidence in your case.
To ask for an investigation from the HRC:
- call 802-828-2480, or
- email [email protected]
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Bring a lawsuit in court
You can file a lawsuit against the person or housing provider yourself. You should talk to a lawyer before filing a lawsuit on your own.
Contact the Vermont Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service to find a lawyer.
