ARCH believes in a collaborative approach to ending homelessness — no single organization can meet every need alone. The resources on this page come from trusted statewide and national partners working alongside ARCH on tenant rights, fair housing, and housing policy across Alabama. We share them so residents, advocates, and partner agencies have one place to find information ARCH doesn’t provide directly.
Published by Alabama Arise, in collaboration with the Alabama Appleseed Center for Law & Justice and Legal Services Alabama. Explains renters’ rights and responsibilities under Alabama’s Landlord-Tenant Law — from move-in inspections and lease terms through maintenance, eviction procedures, and fair housing protections.
These independent, HUD-recognized fair housing organizations investigate housing discrimination complaints and provide fair housing education across different regions of the state.
Based in Montgomery, serving Central Alabama. Investigates housing discrimination complaints and provides fair housing education and legal services.
centralalabamafairhousing.org
334-263-4663
Based in Birmingham, serving Northern Alabama since 1990. Works to eradicate housing discrimination through education, testing, and complaint investigation.
fhcna.com
205-324-0111
Based in Mobile, serving Southwest Alabama. Advocates, enforces, and educates communities to promote fair and inclusive housing.
sacfh.org
251-479-1532
Not sure which fair housing organization covers your area, or believe you’ve experienced housing discrimination? Contact any of the organizations above, or reach out to ARCH at arch@archconnection.org and we’ll help point you in the right direction.
Alabama Arise is a statewide, nonpartisan coalition of congregations, organizations, and individuals united in the belief that people in poverty are suffering because of state policy decisions. Through research, organizing, and advocacy, Arise works on interconnected issues including tax reform, health care access, criminal justice, economic opportunity, and voting rights — building a more equitable Alabama for people affected by poverty.
NLIHC is dedicated solely to achieving racially and socially equitable public policy that ensures people with the lowest incomes have quality homes that are truly affordable. Every year, NLIHC publishes the Advocates’ Guide to Housing and Community Development Policy to educate advocates of all kinds about the programs and policies that make housing affordable to low-income people across America.
NAEH is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization committed to preventing and ending homelessness in the United States. Their work spans research, policy advocacy, and capacity building for homeless services organizations, helping communities implement evidence-based practices that bring people home.
NLIHC’s 2026 Out of Reach report puts hard numbers behind what our partners see every day. To afford a modest two-bedroom rental in Alabama without spending more than 30% of income on housing, a worker needs to earn $20.91 an hour — a one-bedroom takes $17.91 an hour. At Alabama’s minimum wage of $7.25, that means working 99 hours a week for a one-bedroom, or 115 hours a week for a two-bedroom. Fair market rent for a one-bedroom runs $931 a month, while a full-time, minimum-wage income affords only about $377 toward rent. Nearly 30% of Alabama households rent — more than 595,000 in all.
Use these numbers in your own advocacy and planning — the full state breakdown is worth a look.