HUD Handbook 4350.3 § 2-20

A.      It is unlawful to coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with any person’s
                exercise or enjoyment of any Fair Housing right described in this chapter. It is
                also unlawful to take such action on account of a person’s actions to aid or
                encourage any other person in the exercise or enjoyment of any Fair Housing
                rights described in this chapter.

        B.      Some examples of threatening activities based on race, color, religion, sex,
                disability, familial status, or national origin include, but are not limited to, the
                following:

                1.      Intimidating or threatening a person verbally, in writing, or in some other
                        way that results in that person being denied the benefits of living in a unit
                        (including creating an environment hostile to applicants or tenants with
                        respect to one or more of the prohibited bases listed above);

                2.      Threatening, intimidating, or interfering with a person’s enjoyment of a
                        dwelling because of the race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status,
                        or national origin of such person, or of visitors or associates of such
                        person (including sexual harassment);

                3.      Threatening an employee or agent with firing or other negative action for
                        any legal, nondiscriminating, pro-regulatory, effort to help someone rent a
                        unit;

                4.      Intimidating or threatening any person because that person is engaging in
                        activities designed to make other persons aware of Fair Housing rights, or
                        encouraging such other persons to exercise their Fair Housing rights as
                        described in this chapter;

                5.      Failing to investigate and address allegations that a tenant or group of
                        tenants is harassing or threatening another tenant because of that
                        tenant’s race, color, national origin, sex, religion, disability, or familial
                        status.

                6.      Retaliating against a person who has made a complaint, testified, or in
                        any way assisted with proceedings under the Fair Housing Act.

HUD Occupancy Handbook                            2-15                                                  6/07
Chapter 2: Civil Rights and
Nondiscrimination Requirements

                                                                         Nondiscrimination Requirements
                                                                             Under the Fair Housing Act

Section 3: Additional Nondiscrimination and Accessibility Requirements for
                            Persons with Disabilities

                      Subsection 1: Overview and General Requirements