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The federal Fair Housing Act prohibits housing discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and familial status (i.e., presence of children in the household). The Fair Housing Act does not specifically include sexual orientation and gender identity as prohibited bases. However, a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) person’s experience with sexual orientation or gender identity housing discrimination may still be covered by the Fair Housing Act.
For example:
If you believe you have experienced or are about to experience housing discrimination, contact MVFHC for assistance by calling us at 937-223-6035 or by filling out our online housing discrimination complaint form. We will listen to your experience, evaluate your case and inform you of your rights and options.
The City of Dayton protects sexual orientation and gender identity, as do some other cities around Ohio (see table at bottom of page).
In addition, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has issued regulations to ensure equal access of LGBT persons to housing provided with HUD funding or with loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) as well as to loans provided by FHA-insured lenders. For more information, visit HUD’s LGBT page, which has a fact sheet, flyers and a webinar. Also see this 2/23/2015 HUD memo offering guidance on sexual orientation and gender identity in FHA-insured mortgages as well as on appropriate placement for transgender persons in homeless shelters.
| Ohio LGBT Protections and Amenities by Jurisdiction | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | Sexual Orientation | Gender Identity | Employment | Housing | Public Accommodations | Hate Crimes |
| Akron | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Athens | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bexley | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Bowling Green | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Brook Park | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Canton | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Cincinnati | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Circleville | ||||||
| Cleveland | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cleveland Heights | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Columbus | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Coshocton | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Cuyahoga County | ||||||
| Dayton | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| East Cleveland | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Franklin County | ||||||
| Gahanna | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Hamilton | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Lakewood | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Newark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| North Olmsted | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Oberlin | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Oxford | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Shaker Heights | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Springfield | ||||||
| Summit County | ||||||
| Toledo | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Warren | ||||||
| Wickliffe | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Yellow Springs | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Youngstown | ||||||
| Source: Equality Ohio | ||||||
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