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In this example, 'Mainline Jane' owned apartments that she liked to rent to college students, so like any savvy marketer, she posted advertisements on craigslist.com. The advertisements included, among other things, the statements “for 2 upper class college students … no pets/children.” The reference to upper class college students, alone is not a violation....
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The PA Human Relations Commission (PHRC) saw a decline in housing-related complaints in the 2009-2010 fiscal year, according to Shannon Powers, communications director for the PHRC. There were 319 cases reported to the commission from July 2009 to June 2010, Powers said. This was down from the previous year when more than 350 cases...
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The rule is intended to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals against discrimination by keeping rental housing and home ownership properties open to all. HUD’s proposed rule will prohibit inquiries about a prospective renter’s or homebuyer’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Article 10 of the NAR Code of Ethics previously prohibited REALTORS® from discriminating based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin in providing real estate services, as well as prohibiting that discrimination in employment practices.
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Pennsylvania property owners and their Bucks County management company were charged with housing discrimination by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) this week.
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Article 10 of the Code of Ethics currently forbids REALTORS® from discriminating against any protected classes (race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin) listed in the federal Fair Housing law.
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From time to time we will field the following call on the Hotline: “I represent a landlord who owns a building; there is a business at street level and an apartment on the second floor. Can I market the property to adults only?”
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Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012
