In fair housing terms, discrimination means treating someone differently because they are part of a protected class. Beyond the federal fair housing laws, state and local laws may provide further protection to renters in additional protected classes, some of which are summarized below. Protected class...
Like all Fair Housing laws, the disparate impact ruling is established to give further protection to people belonging to a protected class, so they can have an equal opportunity to housing. In the case of rental housing, a landlord or property manager could be charged with a Fair Housing clai...
Some states and local jurisdictions provide additional fair housing protections that go beyond federal laws. For instance, the New York State Human Rights Law provides all the protections of the federal Fair Housing Act, but also affords protection against discrimination on the basis of "creed ......
The Fair Housing Act protects buyers and renters of housing from discrimination by sellers, landlords, or financial institutions and makes it unlawful for thoseentitiesto refuse to rent, sell, or provide financing for a dwelling based on factors other than an individual’s financial resources. The...
Renters and the Fair Housing ActRyan D. Poliakoff
Fair Housing Act (FHA) violations. The plaintiffs, who previously lose the eviction case, intervened in the case by the government, which bases another case by female renters on sexual harassment issues against Barnason. Katz sought to dismiss the claims, but the court denied, noting that the...
Proposed Changes to WI Eviction Laws Evicted - Matt Desmond, Evictions, Fair Housing, Tenant Screening No Comments » Two bills being proposed by the WI legislature. One allows for eviction moratoriums, the other restricts using eviction records for screening. This emphases the dangers that face...
Fair Housing Helper is pleased to offer the following options for remote compliance training via Zoom: Option #1: Fair Housing Core Training (2 hours) Basic training on fair housing compliance Covers Fair Housing Act and related federal laws as well as state/local differences ...
estate transactions. For example, it is illegal under the Fair Housing Law to say “white women only” on a rental advertisement. The law also prohibits more subtle forms of discrimination, such as a landlord only showing one building to renters with children and one building to single adults...
The mission of the Miami Valley Fair Housing Center (MVFHC) is to eliminate housing discrimination and ensure equal housing opportunity for all people in our region. Specifically, the Miami Valley Fair Housing Center seeks to eliminate housing discrimina