Fair housing and discrimination
4 articles
- Fair housing rules on JinuIf you advertise a place to live, federal law bars you from stating a preference, a limitation or any discrimination based on a protected class. That is the Fair Housing Act, 42…
- Phrases that will get a housing listing removedAnything that states who is or is not wanted. Below are the phrasings that get a property listing removed, and what to write instead. Every replacement says the same practical…
- Service animals and accessibilityYou cannot exclude a service animal or an assistance animal from housing, and you cannot advertise a property as unavailable to disabled tenants. A service animal is not a pet, so…
- Report a discriminatory listingReport it on the listing itself, and if you were personally turned away, file with HUD as well. The two are separate. Jinu can take a listing down. Only a fair housing agency or a…