Housing Discrimination
(Video 10 of “Conversations about Landlord Tenant Law in Alaska”)
This video discusses illegal housing discrimination according to federal, Alaska, and Anchorage law, how to tell if you are being discriminated against, and where to complain if you believe that your landlord or prospective landlord is discriminating illegally against you.
With Ryan Fortson, J.D., Ph.D., UAA Justice Center, and Daniel Coons, J.D., Alaska Legal Services Corporation (ALSC). Produced and edited by Eric Baldwin, UAA Academic Innovations and eLearning. Closedcaptioned.
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT LANDLORD TENANT LAW IN ALASKA SERIES:
1. Conversations about Landlord Tenant Law in Alaska: Introduction
2. Moving In
3. Paying Rent
4. Leasing and Subleasing
5. Apartment Rules
6. Landlord Responsibilities and Repairs
7. Moving Out
8. Reasons for Eviction
9. Eviction Process
10. Housing Discrimination
11. Public & Subsidized Housing
DISCLAIMER
The materials in these videos are informational and educational only and do not constitute legal advice. You should not rely on the information presented here to solve a legal problem for you. Ever legal problem is different and there may be something about your situation that makes the general information presented here not applicable to you.
There is no attorneyclient relationship between you and Ryan Fortson, J.D., Ph.D.; the UAA Justice Center; Daniel Coons, J.D.; or the Alaska Legal Services Corporation. You are strongly encouraged to seek the services of an attorney for legal advice and strategy regarding your particular situation.
The information presented in the videos was accurate to the best of Ryan Forton's and Daniel Coons' knowledge at the time it was posted. However, laws change frequently. Therefore, some of the information may be inaccurate or incomplete based on changed in the law since this video series was produced.
RESOURCES
A College Student’s Guide to Landlord/Tenant Relations in Alaska. Fortson, Ryan. (2014).
https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/handl...
Alaska Court System – Forms related to eviction
http://courts.alaska.gov/forms/#force
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Public Housing
https://www.ahfc.us/publichousing/ren...
Alaska Legal Services Corporation – Access to Safe and Affordable Housing
http://www.alsclaw.org/housing/
Alaska Legal Services Corporation – Fair Housing Enforcement Project
1855679FAIR
https://www.ahfc.us/publichousing/res...
Alaska State Commission for Human Rights
http://humanrights.alaska.gov/
Alaska Uniform Residential Landlord & Tenant Act – on Alaska Department of Law Consumer Protection Unit webpage
http://law.alaska.gov/department/civi...
Anchorage Equal Rights Commission
http://www.muni.org/departments/aerc/...
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development – Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?s...
[Links verified 15 Oct 2019]