{"id":514,"date":"2018-05-23T11:42:18","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T11:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/elizabethtatelaw\/?p=514"},"modified":"2019-08-05T11:43:12","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T11:43:12","slug":"housing-discrimination-frequently-asked-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elizabethtatelaw.com\/housing-discrimination-frequently-asked-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Housing discrimination: Frequently asked questions"},"content":{"rendered":"
Discrimination rears its ugly head in countless forms and in many different areas of life. Some employers, for example, refuse to hire people from certain races and backgrounds. Meanwhile, some people simply refuse to make friends with certain individuals based on superficial factors. The problem of discrimination even extends into housing<\/a>.<\/p>\n There are no laws that say whom people can make friends with, but there are laws against employment-related and housing-related discrimination. As a matter of law, landlords cannot exclude people from renting their properties on the basis of a protected characteristic like race.<\/p>\n Who is protected from housing discrimination?<\/strong><\/p>\n By virtue of the federal Fair Housing Act and the Fair Housing Amendment — along with other state and local laws — landlords cannot refuse to rent a property to a tenant because of the tenant’s:<\/p>\n What does the federal Fair Housing Act require?<\/strong><\/p>\n The Fair Housing Act requires landlords, property owners, property managers and real estates to provide equal treatment to all tenants. They cannot:<\/p>\n If you were the victim of housing discrimination<\/strong><\/p>\n If you’ve suffered from housing discrimination<\/a>, you might not have to put up with this unlawful conduct. The law may be on your side in terms of getting fair treatment, or seeking justice in court for the discrimination you endured.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Discrimination rears its ugly head in countless forms and in many different areas of life. Some employers, for example, refuse to hire people from certain races and backgrounds. Meanwhile, some people simply refuse to make friends with certain individuals based on superficial factors. The problem of discrimination even extends into housing. There are no laws … Continue reading Housing discrimination: Frequently asked questions<\/span> \n
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