House & Apartment
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This Easy Form helps you make a housing discrimination complaint to file with the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR).
The Easy Form does not file your forms. You can download the forms and filing instructions at the end of the program.
Learn more about housing discrimination.This program will help you make your forms. It will ask questions for you to answer. At the end of the program, you will get completed forms and instructions. You can save and print them, or the program can email them to you.
Form completion time: 10 minutes to 15 minutes
You will be able to save your work in the middle of the program.
The interview and forms are in English.
Can I use this program?
To use this program:
- You must have been discriminated against by someone during a housing or real estate transaction based on your race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or other trait, and
- The property involved must be located in Illinois.
You cannot use this program if it has been more than a year since the discrimination took place.
What do I need first?
To complete this program, you will need:
- The name, address, and phone of the person who you believe discriminated against you,
- Information about the property you were trying to buy or rent, including address and type of property,
- Information about what happened and why you believe it was discrimination, and
- Additional contacts for IDHR to reach you. (optional)
What documents will this create?
This program prepares the following forms. The forms you get will depend on your answers.
- How to File an IDHR Housing Discrimination Complaint
- Housing/Real Estate Complainant Information Sheet
- Addendum to Housing/Real Estate Transaction Complainant Information Sheet
Worried about doing this on your own? You may be able to get free legal help.
