What Housing Is Covered

Activities Prohibited By Fair Housing Law

Exemptions From Fair Housing Laws

Filing a Complaint of Housing Discrimination

Housing Discrimination Intake Questionnaire
 

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Some Activities Prohibited by Fair Housing Law
(These activities are most common but this is not an exhaustive list.)

  1. Refusal to rent or sell a dwelling.
     
  2. To deny availability of any dwelling for inspection, sale, or rental when such dwelling is in fact so available.
     
  3. Create different terms and conditions of rental or sale of a dwelling.
     
  4. Make, print or publish any notice, statement or advertisement indicating preference, limitation or discrimination against one or more protected classes.
     
  5. For profit, induce or attempt to induce any person to sell or rent any dwelling by representations of entry or prospective entry into the neighborhood of persons of protected classes.
     
  6. Deny or provide different services or facilities.
     
  7. Refuse to permit necessary reasonable modifications of existing premises by disabled persons, at the disabled person’s expense. (In rental situations, modification permission may be contingent upon a restoration agreement by the renter.)
     
  8. Refuse to make necessary reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices and services to allow disabled persons equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling.
     

Further, in general terms, it is unlawful for any person or other entity whose business includes engaging in residential real estate-related transactions, including brokerage services, mortgage lending and insurance, to make unavailable these transactions and services to protected classes.