Montana Fair Housing

What Montana Fair Housing does

Montana Fair Housing is a private nonprofit organization founded in 1987 and headquartered in Butte, Montana, with 1-10 employees. The organization's stated mission is to promote and ensure non-discrimination in Montana through outreach, education, dispute resolution, and enforcement. It operates as the primary nonprofit resource in Montana dedicated to fair housing, serving two principal segments: Montana residents who believe they have experienced housing discrimination and Montana housing providers (landlords, property managers, real estate agents, lenders, insurers, and HOAs) who must comply with fair housing law.

The organization's service portfolio centers on free education and advocacy rather than a technology platform. Core offerings include fair housing education and outreach, dispute resolution services, and enforcement support — the latter involving assistance with filing complaints with HUD (within one year of a violation) or the Montana Human Rights Bureau (within 180 days), or pursuing Federal District Court action (within two years). Specialized resource pages cover disability accommodations (including reasonable modifications, service/assistance animals, and design and construction standards for multi-family housing), age and familial status protections, sex discrimination including VAWA, advertising compliance under CFR 109/110, and Housing for Older Persons Act exemptions. The "technology" is essentially a content website (montanafairhousing.org) and direct contact channels (phone 1-406-782-2573, Montana Relay 711, email [email protected]), with no app, no API, no proprietary platform, and no AI-related capabilities.

The business model is nonprofit: services are provided free of charge to Montana residents and housing providers, and revenue is not publicly disclosed. The organization sustains operations through a combination of likely federal pass-through funding, state grants, and donations (the homepage includes a PayPal donation link). Geographic scope is limited to Montana. The organization maintains referral relationships with HUD and the Montana Human Rights Bureau as core operational channels, with a minor link relationship with Montana Law Help. The website reflects ongoing updates to track federal regulatory changes, including the recent rescission of multiple HUD guidances.

Name

Montana Fair Housing

Legal name

Montana Fair Housing

Website

https://montanafairhousing.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Montana Fair Housing is a 37-year-old nonprofit that provides fair housing education, outreach, dispute resolution, and enforcement services to Montana residents and housing providers. It operates as the state's primary nonprofit resource on federal and state fair housing law compliance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fair Housing Advocacy Services

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422)

akta.pro primary industry

Fair Housing, Compliance & Housing Program Oversight (FSALAKAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Housing Policy, Standards & Fair Housing Enforcement (BPAIANAG), Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

Keywords

• Fair housing advocacy
• Housing discrimination education
• Non-discrimination enforcement
• Reasonable accommodation guidance
• Housing rights outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Butte

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Montana Fair Housing is a nonprofit organization that promotes and ensures non-discrimination in Montana housing through outreach, education, dispute resolution, and enforcement. It educates residents and housing providers on the federal Fair Housing Act and Montana Human Rights Act, assists with discrimination complaint filing (HUD within 1 year, Montana Human Rights Bureau within 180 days), and provides guidance on reasonable accommodations, modifications, advertising compliance, and design and construction requirements for multi-family housing.

Product overview

Montana Fair Housing is a non-profit organization that has operated for 37 years promoting and ensuring non-discrimination in housing throughout Montana. The organization operates as a single integrated service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Its core services include fair housing education and outreach, dispute resolution, and enforcement support. These are supplemented by specialized resource pages covering disability accommodations, age and familial status protections, sex discrimination issues including VAWA, advertising compliance, and HOPA exemptions. The organization connects individuals to federal protections under the Fair Housing Act and state protections under the Montana Human Rights Act.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fair Housing Education and Outreach Educational programs and outreach services that inform Montana residents and housing providers about fair housing rights and non-discrimination laws under the federal Fair Housing Act and Montana Human Rights Act.
• Dispute Resolution Services Mediation and dispute resolution services to help address housing discrimination complaints between parties, including those based on protected class status under federal and Montana law.
• Fair Housing Enforcement Support Assistance with enforcing fair housing laws, including complaint-filing support and coordination with HUD (within 1 year of violation) and the Montana Human Rights Bureau (within 180 days), and information on Federal District Court actions (within 2 years).

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Montana Human Rights BureaucoreOthersThe Montana Human Rights Bureau is the state agency that handles housing discrimination complaints in Montana. Montana Fair Housing refers visitors to the HRB for filing complaints and works within the framework of the Montana Human Rights Act (MCA 49-2-305).
• Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)coreOthersHUD is the federal agency that administers the Fair Housing Act. Montana Fair Housing provides information about federal fair housing laws and refers individuals to HUD for filing federal complaints within one year of a violation.
• Montana Law HelpminorOthersMontana Law Help is referenced as a useful link on the Montana Fair Housing website, providing additional legal resources for Montana residents.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Idaho Fair Housing: A neighboring-state nonprofit fair housing advocacy organization serving Idaho residents with education, outreach, and enforcement support. Operates with a very similar state-level specialist nonprofit model targeting protected-class housing discrimination.
• Open Communities: A Chicago-area fair housing nonprofit providing education, advocacy, and enforcement support against housing discrimination. Comparable in operating model (small-team nonprofit advocacy and education) though in a much larger metropolitan market.
• Fair Housing Center of West Michigan: A regional fair housing center in Michigan providing investigation, education, and advocacy services. Comparable as a small-to-mid-size fair housing nonprofit operating under the federal Fair Housing Act and state-level human rights statutes.
• Fair Housing Council of Oregon: A Pacific Northwest fair housing nonprofit providing education, advocacy, and enforcement support across Oregon. Closely comparable in mission, service mix (education + dispute resolution + enforcement), and target audience to Montana Fair Housing.
• Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME): A Virginia-based fair housing organization providing education, outreach, and enforcement support for housing discrimination. Comparable in service mix, mission, and nonprofit advocacy model to Montana Fair Housing.

Broad incumbents

• HUD Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity: The federal agency that administers the federal Fair Housing Act and processes federal housing discrimination complaints. Montana Fair Housing refers federal cases to HUD and is structurally complementary to its enforcement function.
• National Fair Housing Alliance: The national umbrella organization for the fair housing movement, coordinating member agencies across the U.S. Montana Fair Housing is a comparable regional fair housing advocacy nonprofit, operating at the state level rather than the national coordinating level.
• Greater Boston Legal Services - Housing Unit: A legal services organization in Massachusetts providing housing-related legal aid including fair housing representation. Comparable in providing housing discrimination support, though operating as a larger legal-aid institution rather than a dedicated fair housing specialist.

Regional players

• Denver Metro Fair Housing Center: A regional fair housing organization serving the Denver metro area in Colorado with investigation and education services. Comparable mission and service model, though operating in a denser urban market than Montana Fair Housing's statewide rural focus.

Others

• Montana Human Rights Bureau: Montana's state agency that enforces the Montana Human Rights Act including housing discrimination complaints. Montana Fair Housing works within this framework and refers complainants to HRB — a close ecosystem partner rather than a competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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