In the case of rental housing, a landlord or property manager could be charged with a Fair Housing claim on the grounds of disparate impact if their screening criteria or rental policies prevented a protected group from accessing housing. When a rental policy has no clear discriminatory intent, ...
The home seller, the home seeker, and the real estate professional all have rights and responsibilities under the law. For the Home Seller You should know that as a home seller or landlord you are obligated not to discriminate in the sale, rental and financing of property on the basis of ...
Refusing to waive a “no pet” policy for tenants that require a service, assistance or emotional support animal. Discriminating at the direction of a seller or landlord or because it is the preference of a seller or landlord. Refusing to rent to a renter who is a victim of domestic violen...
to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act. His books have become finalists for multiple awards and have achieved the distinction of #1 bestselling Amazon Kindle eBook on discrimination, Amazon.com #1 multi-category bestseller, and Amazon.com #1 New Release in Civil Rights Law...
Does Awareness of Fair Housing Law Influence Landlord Behavior? Evidence from a Field Experiment of Online Posts for Rental HousingJudson E. Murchie
Central Ohio Fair Housing Association Equality Ohio For example: A gay man is evicted because his landlord believes he will infect other tenants with HIV/AIDS. That situation may constitute illegal disability discrimination under the Fair Housing Act because the man is perceived to have a disability...
HUD fair housing infomation in other languages Your Rights & Duties as a Tenant Although COFHA does not provide assistance with landlord/tenant issuesunrelated to discrimination, the bookletYour Rights and Duties as a Tenant, presented byThe Legal Aid Society of Columbus, is a useful resource. ...
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Examples of Housing Discrimination Here are some examples of what may be considered illegal discrimination under the law:13 A landlord tells a phone caller that an apartment is available, but upon meeting and seeing the caller is Black, falsely claims the apartment was just rented. The apartment...
Fourteen percent of the 1,001 survey respondents believe they have been subjected to housing discrimination. According to the study, blacks and Hispanics were considerably more likely to hold this belief.In addition, 42 percent of respondents believe it is illegal under federal law for a landlord ...