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Start a housing discrimination complaint with BOLI
Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries · Shared Oregon or applicable federal route
Prepare the intake questionnaire and follow through to a signed formal complaint if BOLI accepts jurisdiction.
Where and how to proceed: prepare, file and follow up
Start here: Read the housing protections and identify the adverse action, date and connection to a protected characteristic or activity.
1. Is this for me?
People alleging unlawful discrimination in Oregon housing based on a protected characteristic or protected activity. Not all unfair treatment is within BOLI jurisdiction.
Service area: Oregon or applicable federal route; confirm venue and agency jurisdiction.
2. What should I prepare?
Some documents may be conditional. Ask about alternatives. Checkmarks are temporary and are not saved or sent.
3. Where and how do I submit?
Read the linked publisher instructions to confirm the receiving office, accepted submission method and current forms. This page has not separately verified those details. A county filter does not decide the correct court or filing location.
- Read the housing protections and identify the adverse action, date and connection to a protected characteristic or activity.
- Complete all applicable parts of the questionnaire linked by BOLI; preserve the supporting documents for later requests.
- Monitor intake correspondence and provide additional facts if BOLI requests them.
- If BOLI drafts a formal complaint, review it carefully, sign it and return it through the instructed channel.
- Confirm receipt of the signed complaint and keep your address and contact information updated in writing.
Timing: Ask BOLI promptly about the filing period for your facts. A questionnaire is not a complaint; the publisher says filing occurs when BOLI receives the signed complaint.
4. What will it cost?
Details to confirm with the provider
Fees and fee-waiver eligibility have not been separately verified for this route. Check the current provider instructions. For a court filing, ask the court about its fee-waiver or deferral forms.
5. What happens after I submit?
Details to confirm with the provider
Keep a copy of what you send and its confirmation or receipt. Ask the receiving office how to track it, when to expect a response and how it will request missing information. These follow-up details have not been separately verified for this route.
6. What if something goes wrong?
Details to confirm with the provider
Read any returned filing, correction request or denial notice promptly. Ask the responsible office for the correction, review or appeal instructions and the deadline that applies to your notice. This guide does not verify a route-specific appeal process.
Language, disability and offline help
Ask the receiving office about language assistance, disability accommodations and an alternative to online submission. Available options have not been separately verified for this route.
There may be an intake backlog and jurisdiction limits. The questionnaire may become part of a public record after a formal case closes. Consult a lawyer about court options and separate deadlines.
Sources and review date
Guidance reviewed 2026-10-11. Read the current publisher instructions before acting.
BOLI : Housing Discrimination Complaint : Civil Rights : State of Oregon · publisher html snapshot
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BOLI : BOLI investigations : For Employers : State of Oregon · publisher html snapshot
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