What type of activities might indicate discrimination in Rental Housing?
A landlord can set any qualification standards for the rental of their apartment that they choose. Examples include but are not limited to: how much income you make, whether they do a credit check and the quality of your credit record, contacting your previous and current landlord for references, and checking to see if you have a criminal background. These standards are perfectly legal—as long as they are applied to every applicant for rental. The following activities, however, could indicate discriminatory treatment: • Misrepresenting the availability of housing. • Steering or segregating housing by a protected class (for example: the buildings in the complex are racially segregated; they have a policy that “children are only allowed in building C,” or that “children are required to live on the first floor.”) • Requiring different terms or conditions for rental occupancy. • The information told to you in person does not match the information told to you on the phone. • The landlord ta
