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Fair Housing Factsheet

Fair Housing - What Are Your Rights?

No one may take any of the following actions based on disability:

In the Sale and Rental of Housing:

  • Refuse to rent or sell housing
  • Refuse to negotiate for housing
  • Make housing unavailable
  • Deny a dwelling
  • Set different terms, conditions or privileges for sale or rental of a dwelling
  • Provide different housing services or facilities
  • Falsely deny that housing is available for inspection, sale, or rental
  • For profit, persuade owners to sell or rent (blockbusting)
  • Deny anyone access to or membership in a facility or service (such as a multiple listing service) related to the sale or rental of housing
  • Advertise or make any statement that indicates a limitation or preference based on disability
  • Threaten, coerce, intimidate or interfere with anyone exercising a fair housing right or assisting others who exercise that right

In Mortgage Lending:

  • Refuse to make a mortgage loan
  • Refuse to provide information regarding loans
  • Impose different terms or conditions on a loan, such as different interest rates, points, or fees
  • Discriminate in appraising property
  • Refuse to purchase a loan
  • Set different terms or conditions for purchasing a loan

In Accommodations:

  • Refuse to allow tenants to make reasonable modifications to dwelling or common use areas, at the tenant’s expense, if necessary for a disabled person to use the housing. (Where reasonable, the landlord may permit changes only if the tenant agrees to restore the property to its original condition upon leaving.)
  • Refuse to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices or services if necessary for the disabled person to use the housing.

Adapted from “Fair Housing--It's Your Right” from HUD

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