Housing discrimination complaints fell sharply in Washington last year

Complaints from people who say they are being discriminated against in the housing market declined in Washington last year, but remained at an all-time high nationwide.

It’s the third year in a row that the national record for the complaints has been broken, according to a new report from the National Fair Housing Alliance.

In Washington, there were 347 total complaints of housing discrimination. The most being for discrimination against people with disabilities. That’s down nearly 56% from 787 last year.

A federal law, known as the Fair Housing Act, prohibits discriminating against those seeking housing on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, family status, or disability.

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