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How to Avoid Housing Discrimination Based on Family Status

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Children need good, safe places to call home, just like everyone else. Federal and state housing laws work to protect those who are most vulnerable to discrimination, which is why you cannot refuse to rent to people with children. The federal Fair Housing Act protects individuals against...

Landlord To Pay $20,000 To Settle Pet Discrimination Case

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The owner of several Reno, Nevada apartment complexes has agreed to pay $20,000 to settle allegations pet discrimination and Fair Housing Act violations involving requiring pet deposits from prospective tenants who require assistance animals, according to a release. The Silver State Fair...

Fair Housing Best Practices for Avoiding Discrimination

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As a property owner, you’re naturally cautious about who rents out your apartment; however, did you know that Fair Housing Laws means that you can’t give preferential treatment to one candidate over another? As the general manager for PropertyADVANTAGE, a San Diego-based residential...

Landlords Get Their Way on Anti-Discrimination Bill

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A measure that would have required New Hampshire landlords to accept Section 8 vouchers was defeated in the state’s legislature. According to a news report,  as lawmakers debated the measure, a number of landlords raised concerns over increased regulation, including requirements that...

Study Shows Latinos Suffer Housing Discrimination

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Latino renters experience discrimination 42% of the time, according to a new report. The Equal Rights Center, a national non-profit civil rights organization, and The National Council of La Raza, the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States unveiled...

Discrimination Testers Catch Landlord in the Act

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HUD announced this week that it has charged the owners of two apartment buildings in North Arlington, New Jersey, with violating the Fair Housing Act for allegedly denying rental opportunities to African Americans. According to the charge, the landlords refused to show apartments to or return...

HUD Finds Housing Discrimination Becoming “More Subtle”

HUD Finds Housing Discrimination Becoming “More Subtle” Read more
Study finds decline in blatant discrimination while unequal treatment persists Blatant acts of housing discrimination faced by minority homeseekers continue to decline in the U.S., yet more subtle forms of housing denial stubbornly persist, according to a new summary study released this week...