Can Landlords Discriminate Against—Female Only?
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We really need to talk! The Federal Fair Housing Act ("FHA") was passed to help ensure that both rental applicants and current tenants of a landlord are not discriminated against due to certain characteristics they may possess (i.e., people who possess the characteristics outlined in the law cannot be held to higher/different standards than any other tenant/tenant applicant). People having the characteristics outlined in the law are said to be a part of a "protected class" for housing purposes. The protected class status of tenants and tenant applicants means that landlords and property managers cannot base their decisions on any of these factors:
* Race
* Color (skin, eyes, hair, etc.).
* Religion
* National origin
* Sex (gender)
* Disability (physical, mental, emotional)
* Familial status (the presence of children under the age of 18 in the home).
So, somebody cannot, for example, be denied housing (or held to different qualification standards) because they are a white/male, black/female, of Bulgarian ancestry, practice Zoroastrianism, have a small child in the home, or are wheelchair-bound. Click "Learn More" . . .
