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Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission
File a Housing & Commercial Property Discrimination Complaint
If you feel you've experienced illegal housing and commercial property discrimination—which can include refusing to rent or sell a home to someone based on their race, refusing to make accommodations for a tenant with a disability, sexual harassment, etc.—you can download the Housing & Commercial Property Intake Questionnaire and email or mail it to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC).
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What is illegal housing & commercial property discrimination?
Under the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA), housing discrimination can happen in the process of renting, buying, selling, or obtaining a loan. Commercial property discrimination can happen in the process of purchasing, selling, or leasing. If you feel you have been discriminated against, in general, you have 180 days to file from when the alleged discrimination happened.
In housing & commercial property it is illegal to discriminate against someone based on:
Race (including protective hairstyles)
Color
Sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, etc)
Age (over 40)
Religious creed
National origin
Ancestry