 Do you feel like people treat you worse because of the country that you or your ancestors come from? Have you had problems renting or buying a home because of where you or your family is from? Or have you had problems with your neighbors because you or your family were not born in the United States? This video explains your rights and what you can do about these problems. Vermont Legal Aid gives free legal help to people in Vermont. You can call us or look at our website to learn about many legal problems. Today, we will talk about housing discrimination because of national origin and how to get help. Let's talk about housing discrimination. In the United States, there are laws that protect you from discrimination because of certain things about you. One of these things is your national origin. In the United States, it is illegal for people to discriminate against you in your housing because of the country or nation you come from or the country or nation your parents or ancestors come from. This is called national origin discrimination. If someone treats you differently because of the country you or your family come from, that is national origin discrimination. It is also national origin discrimination if someone treats you differently because they think that you come from another country, even if you or your family do not. What does national origin discrimination look like? It can look like someone refusing to sell a house to you because you or your parents are immigrants, a landlord having different rules for you than for other tenants or a neighbor harassing you. Here are some examples. It is housing discrimination when a neighbor says a lot of bad things about your ethnicity or the part of the world you come from. It is housing discrimination for a realtor to discourage you from living in a neighborhood because they do not think you would fit in with the people who live in that neighborhood. It is housing discrimination when a homeowner's association tells you that you cannot hang Tibetan prayer flags but lets other people hang Christmas decorations. It is housing discrimination if your landlord tries to stop you from cooking traditional foods or a type of food from the country that you or your family come from. Did any of these things happen to you? Do you have a question? Call us, come into one of our offices or ask for help on our website. We will give you a free interpreter if you need one. Call us for help. Do you need an interpreter? Tell us what language you speak. We will give you a free interpreter. We will ask you about your problem, what the problem is, who it is with, and their name and phone number. We will also ask your name, where you live and who lives with you. Or you can visit us at one of our offices. We have five offices in Vermont. You can find the office closest to you on our website. You can also get help on our website. Here you can learn about lots of different legal problems. We have articles and videos about legal problems. You can also apply online for help. Our phone number is 1-800-889-2047. Again, that's 1-800-889-2047. The federal government, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, funds our work.