Examples of What Could be Discrimination in Housing
Unfair treatment in housing happens a lot...
But not every unfair act is illegal. Below are some examples of what could be illegal discrimination in housing.
- A housing manager withholds privileges to tenants who are on public assistance.
- To be considered as a tenant, a housing manager requires those applicants who are on public assistance to have an income four times the rent. Those applicants not on public assistance only need two times the rent.
- An apartment caretaker always makes repairs for white renters before making repairs for people of color.
- A landlord says she/he cannot rent to a tenant anymore because she is pregnant.
- A landlord will not rent to a blind person who has a service animal. The landlord says, "No pets allowed." (A service animal is not a pet).
- A real estate agency will not show or sell houses to racial minorities.
- A bank charges women higher interest rates on home loans.
- A landlord charges higher rent to members of a certain race or ethnic group.
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What to Do
Contact us... do not wait! You have one year from the time the discrimination happened to file a charge with our agency.
