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HUD Complaint process
- Complaints filed with HUD are investigated by the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO). If the complaint is not successfully conciliated, FHEO determines whether reasonable cause exists to believe that a discriminatory housing practice has occurred. Where reasonable cause is found , the parties to the complaint are notified by HUD's issuance of a Determination, as well as a Charge of Discrimination, and a hearing is scheduled before a HUD administrative law judge. Either party - complainant or respondent - may cause the HUD-scheduled administrative proceeding to be terminated by electing instead to have the matter litigated in Federal court. Whenever a party has so elected, the Department of Justice takes over HUD's role as counsel seeking resolution of the charge on behalf of aggrieved persons, and the matter proceeds as a civil action. Either form of action - the ALJ proceeding or the civil action in Federal court - is subject to review in the U.S. Court of Appeals.
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Fair Housing
Self Advocacy Tools
Contributor: WVDDC
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How to Organize a Residents Association
- Having problems with your apartment building or complex that affect many different tenants? You may want to organize a tenant association, to create a powerful united voice. Learn more with this 11-page brochure produced by the Direct Action Welfare Group (DAWG) in Charleston, WV.
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Tenant Participation/Tenant Organizations
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Information on Housing Programs
- Link for information on a wide variety of housing and housing assistance programs. This is the web site of the "Technical and Assistance Collaborative," a national non-profit organization working for the homeless and people with disabilities.
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Problems with your Home Mortgage?
- Mountain State Justice is a non-profit legal services organization that provides legal representation to low income West Virginia homeowners who are or may be facing foreclosure. If you think Mountain State Justice might be able to help you, look over the questions on this page and contact Mountain State Justice.
Also available:
 Hard copy of form
Other Topics:
Foreclosure
Contributor: Mountain State Justice
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WV Surface Owners' Guide to Oil & Gas
- Do you have questions about what an oil or gas company can do on your property to drill for oil or gas? What obligations do they have to compensate you for damage to your land? Find out in the "WV Surface Owners' Guide to Oil & Gas." Published by the WV Citizen Action Group, you can download it for free or pay for a copy to be mailed directly to you.
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Environmental Justice
Rural Issues
Public Utilities/Energy
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Was Your Rented Place Foreclosed? Are you Being Told To Leave?
- Are you a tenant in a building that was foreclosed on, where the landlord didn't pay the mortgage? If so, the new owner may NOT have the right to tell you to move out immediately. Find out more with this information from the National Low Income Housing Coalition.
Also available:
 Section 8 Tenant Letter
 Non Section 8 Tenant Letter
Other Topics:
Evictions
Evictions
Consumer
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Web site - National Low Income Housing Coalition
- The National Low Income Housing Coalition is dedicated solely to ending America's affordable housing crisis. While they are concerned about the housing circumstances of all low income people, NLIHC focuses advocacy on those with the most serious housing problems, the lowest income households.
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