Fair Housing Survey – Avondale, Arizona

Illegal housing discrimination occurs when one or more of the following occurs based on a person's race, national origin, color, religion, sex, or if they have children or a disability:

 1.     Refusing, discouraging or charging more to rent an apartment or buy a home.

2.     Discouraging a person from living where he or she wants to live, often by steering him or her to another apartment, complex or neighborhood.

3.     Refusing or discouraging the acquisition of a loan to buy, refinance, or access home equity through tactics that include charging more or providing less favorable terms than the market would otherwise dictate.

4.     Refusing, discouraging or charging more for home insurance.

5.     Refusing to make a reasonable accommodation or refusing to allow a modification to make an apartment more accessible for person with a disability.

6.     Predatory lending: unfair, misleading, deceptive or fraudulent loan practices.

1

Have you or someone you know ever encountered any forms of housing discrimination described above in Avondale?

Yes, I have or I know someone who has.                     
I think I may have or I may know someone who has.         
No, I have not and don’t know anyone who has.
Don’t know
Other, please specify
2

If you believe that you or someone you know encountered housing discrimination in Avondale, please write down the number(s) from the list at the beginning of the survey that best describes the type of discrimination.

3

Do you believe housing discrimination occurs in Avondale?

Yes
Likely
Unlikely
No
4

If you think housing discrimination is occurring in Avondale, what types do you think are most prevalent? Write down the number(s) from the list at the beginning of the survey.

5

How well informed are you about housing discrimination?

Very informed
Somewhat informed
Not very informed
Not at all informed
6

What would you do if you encountered housing discrimination?

Do nothing and seek other housing options
Tell the person that you believe they are discriminating
Report it 
Would not know what to do
Other, please specify
7

 If you wanted to report housing discrimination, who would you report it to?

8

What do you think should be done to help prevent housing discrimination?

Please check those that apply to you:

9

Zip Code

10

Neighborhood/Subdivision

11

Race/Ethnicity

White Anglo
Hispanic
African American
Native American
Other, please specify
12

Sex

Male
Female
13

Family Status

Have children in household
No children in household
14

Disability?

15

Housing

I own a home

I rent

Other, please specify
16

Occupation

I work in the housing Industry
I work in the non-profit sector
I work in the private sector
I am self-employed
I am not employed
Other, please specify
17
Approximate yearly household income
18
Number in household

The results of this survey will be included in the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing for Avondale, Arizona.