WARNING:
Section 1001 of Title 18, U.S. Code provides: “Whoever, in any matter within the
jurisdiction of any department or agency of the United States makes a false,
fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation, or makes or uses any
false writing or document knowing the same to contain any false, fictitious, or
fraudulent statement or entry, shall be fined not more than $10,000.00 or
imprisoned not more than five (5) years, or both.”
The Fair Housing Act,
as amended, prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of
dwellings, and in other housing-related transactions, based on race, color,
national origin, religion, sex, familial status (including children under the
age of 18 living with parents of legal custodians, pregnant women, and people
securing custody of children under the age of 18), and handicap
(disability). Complaints of
discrimination may be forwarded to the Office of Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 5204, 451
Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC
20410-2000 or call (voice) 1-800-669-9777, 1-817-978-5900 or (TTY) 1-817-978-5595.
This institution is an
equal opportunity provider and employer. If you wish to file a Civil Rights
program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination
Complaint form, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html or at any USDA office, or call (866)632-9992 to request
the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information
requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by
mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400
Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202)690-7442 or
email at program.intake@usda.gov