It is illegal to discriminate in housing or housing-related transactions on the basis of disability, race, color, religion, sex, familial status, or national origin. This includes:
- Post-1991 apartments and condos that are not accessible to people who use wheelchairs.
- Apartments, condos and homeowners associations that discriminate against families with children either in renting or in rules such as curfews or rules prohibiting kids in certain areas of the complex. Did you know that it's illegal for a housing provider to refuse to rent to a family with kids? To segregate families with kids in one part of the complex?
- HOAs and apartments that prohibit access improvements -- such as ramps or showers -- at the expense of the tenant or owner. People with disabilities must be permitted to make their own dwelling accessible at their own expense.
- HOAs and apartments that refuse to make reasonable accommodations in their policies so that people with disabilities can live there. If you need a service animal because of your disability, a "no pets" policy must be modified to permit that. If you need alterations to make your unit more accessible, the HOA can't use its architectural review process to block that. If you need an accessible parking place near your unit, the HOA may have to assign you one.
- Any housing provider that discriminates on the basis of race, national origin or family status . Think you've been turned away because you are African-American or Latino/a or because you have kids? Let us help you investigate.
These are just some of the examples of illegal discrimination. If you believe a homeseller, HOA, real estate agent, or apartment or condo complex has discriminated against you, you may contact us to evaluate your case.
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