Iowa Office of Civil Rights
6200 Park Avenue Suite 100, Des Moines, Iowa 50321-1270
515-281-4121, 1-877-273-3730
Fax 515-242-5840
Office Hours:
8:00am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday.
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Please note the 1-877-273-3730number only works for long distance calls within Iowa. It does not work for out of state calls.
Employment & Other Non-Housing: to file a non-housing, civil rights complaint, please contact: an intake officer at the Iowa Office of Civil Rights at (515) 281-4121, or our toll-free number, 1-877-273-3730. You can also download a complaint form and find other information on this website.
Housing: to file a housing complaint, please contact Kerry Hainline, housing intake officer at the Office of Civil Rights at [email protected] or 515-281-4121 Ext. 111 or 515-410-0201. If you are a landlord or real estate agent and have questions about fair housing law, please contact Mathew Gore at [email protected] or 515-281-4121 Ext. 102 or 515-410-0293.
Education or Outreach Requests: If you would like to request a training for a specific topic regarding the Iowa Civil Rights Act, Fair Housing, or want the IOCR to attend an outreach event please contact Rose Cooney at [email protected] or 515-979-8705.
General Inquiry: If you have a general question about civil rights or you are an employer with a question, please contact our general number, 515-281-4121, or our toll-free number, 1-800-457-4416. Questions about filing a complaint or want to submit responses to questionnaires in a complaint already on file, you can contact us by email at [email protected].
Public Records: contact Kaitlin Smith at [email protected] or 515-281-4121 Ext. 100. Requests for public records can also be made in-person at the Iowa Office of Civil Rights.
Media: contact Kaitlin Smith at [email protected] or 515-281-4121 Ext. 100.
Other Questions: Questions, comments, or suggestions about the IOCR Webpage? Send them to our webmaster: Kaitlin Smith [email protected].