Housing
Overview
The Community Development Department administers programs in the areas of homeownership, property management, and housing rehabilitation.
Fair Housing Act
The Fair Housing Act (FHA) prohibits discrimination in housing because of race or color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status (including children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians; pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18), or handicap or disability.
FHA
Prohibitions
No one may take any of the following actions based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status or handicap:
- Falsely deny that housing is available for inspection or rental
- Make housing unavailable
- Refuse to negotiate for housing
- Refuse to rent housing
- Provide different housing services of facilities
- Set different terms, conditions or privileges for rental of a dwelling
Related Documents:
2018 Rice County Housing Study
Waiting List Hotline
The Faribault HRA has recently established a Hotline number for you to call and leave a message to find out where you currently are on the Waiting List. Please call (507) 333-0357 and, when prompted, please clearly state your name, address and telephone number, including the spelling of your name. We will attempt to return all phone calls no later than the following business day. We cannot give specific waiting times, but they generally range from 6 months to over 2 years depending on the bedroom size needed, time and date of the application and estimated household income.
The Faribault HRA has recently established a Hotline number for you to call and leave a message to find out where you currently are on the Waiting List. Please call (507) 333-0357 and, when prompted, please clearly state your name, address and telephone number, including the spelling of your name. We will attempt to return all phone calls no later than the following business day. We cannot give specific waiting times, but they generally range from 6 months to over 2 years depending on the bedroom size needed, time and date of the application and estimated household income.