Examples of Illegal Housing Discrimination

  • Refusing to rent to a family with children.
  • Restricting families with children to certain buildings or floors.
  • Requiring families with children (or any protected group) to pay higher deposits.
  • Steering (directing) any protected group to certain parts of a community.
  • Stating that a unit is not available when it is.
  • Refusing to make loans in certain neighborhoods.
  • Suggesting that a person can pay for their deposit with sexual favors.
  • Asking a person with a disability if they really are allowed to live on his or her own.
  • Refusing to allow a person who is visually impaired to move into a unit with their assistance animal.
  • Requiring a pet special security deposit for a person who is qualified for an assistance animal.
  • Building a large, new apartment building that has no accessible units.
  • Advertising a unit using terms like: Christian couple wanted; adults only or ideal for one person.
  • Not offering homeowners insurance for persons living in certain neighborhoods.
  • Discriminating in the appraisal of property.