This document is the update of the 2004 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice. The update was researched and written by The Fair Housing Project of New Hampshire Legal Assistance under contract with New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority. It provides:

• the most recent information on relevant New Hampshire demographics;
• new laws enacted;
• a review of materials and resources in New Hampshire;
• fair housing complaint data;
• summaries of protected classes and impediments for each group;
• identification of additional impediments;
• progress reports on earlier identified impediments;
• survey and focus group results;
• conclusions and recommendations;
• appendices containing other pertinent material.

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Table of Contents

PART I

Introductory Materials

A. Introduction
B. Executive Summary
C. Acknowledgements
D. Author Biographies

PART II

New Hampshire Demographics and Survey and Focus Group Results

A. Summary of Research
B. New Hampshire Demographic Information
C. 2010 New Hampshire Fair Housing Survey
D. Focus Group Results

PART III

Fair Housing Law Update

A. Federal Law Developments
B. State Law Developments

PART IV

2009 Analysis of Fair Housing Impediments 

A. Review of Fair Housing Resources
B. Fair Housing Complaint Data
C. Protected Classes
D. Additional Impediments
E. Report on Progress on Impediments/Recommendations Identified in 2004 Update

PART V

Conclusions and Recommendations

APPENDICES

Complete Copy of Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice in New Hampshire 2010 Update (2.59MB)