More about Fair Housing Laws
Fair Housing Protected Classes
Those protected by antidiscrimination laws will fit into what is known as “protected categories”— that is, certain characteristics of a person are protected by federal, state, and local laws that define these categories. What Are the Protected Classes? Race: The physical characteristics of a person that can generally be considered common across a group of …
Valid Reasons to Reject Applicants
So how do you avoid discriminating? It’s easy to adopt tenant screening policies that minimize such a risk, and applying standard policies across every aspect of your rental business will help you avoid a lawsuit. These are the questions you can legally ask a tenant when assessing applications. The single best practice is to treat …
Fair Housing Complaints
How Do You Know If Your Actions Are Discriminatory? Housing discrimination is often very subtle and you may not even know that you’re doing it. For instance, a family of four was looking to rent a townhome in a rental community. When they came to view the property, the twin five-year-old boys were running about, …
