Affordable and accessible housing can be difficult to find, especially if the search is for an immediate housing need. Below are resources for housing in North Carolina, both regarding Fair Housing Law and housing search.

Finding Housing & Housing Search Resources

North Carolina Housing Search is a tool for finding affordable housing options in North Carolina, including housing with accessibility.

The Affordable Apartment Locator is a tool provided by the NC Housing Finance Agency. This tool enables you to search for apartments by location with specifications, such as accessibility.

North Carolina Housing Resources for People with Disabilities also has specific Community Housing Resources for People with Disabilities, where individuals can find an important guide to fair housing as a PDF, entitled Fair Housing for Tenants with Disabilities: Understanding Reasonable Accommodations and Reasonable Modifications - 2008 Updated Edition (PDF).

North Carolina Housing Coalition is a nonprofit organization that works for decent, affordable housing. They promote self-determination, stable communities, and best practices through various services, including a clearing house for data and statistics, referral, outreach, and advocacy.

The NC Housing Coalition also provides incredible resource data via North Carolina Housing Resources by County. For other counties, please see their main page. The counties listed below reflect those that Alliance of Disability Advocates serves.

Concrete Change Visit-ability promotes Inclusive Home Design practices. Visitability is a campaign for basic access features to be standard in virtually all new homes through voluntary implementation, legislation, market forces, and advocacy. Visitable homes are deliberately designed with basic access abilities by and for residents who do not have disabilities.

Housing Accessibility Laws

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Resources (HUD) provides substantial information regarding fair housing, equal opportunity in housing, and accessibility laws for both residents, renters, designers, and new construction.

For those who own facilities or are looking to redesign or to build new facilities, the Department of Housing and Urban Resources also provides the Fair Housing Act Design Manual.

North Carolina Housing Finance Agency has information on renters rights and responsibilities, managers responsibilities and rights, and accessibility in North Carolina housing.