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What Housing
is covered?
Under the Fair Housing Act,
most housing is covered. However there are some exemptions, including the
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Owner occupied building with no more than four units (such as a
duplex where the owner lives in one of the units and rent out the
other units) |
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religious organization, association, or society, or any nonprofit
institution or organization operated, supervised, or controlled by or in
conjunction with a religious organization, association, or society, from
limiting the sale, rental, or occupancy of any dwelling which it owns or
operates for other than a commercial purpose to persons of the same
religion or from giving preference to such persons, unless membership in such
religion is restricted on account of race, color, or national origin |
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private club not in fact open to the public, which as an incident to its
primary purpose or purposes provides lodgings which it owns or
operates for other than a commercial purpose, from limiting the rental or
occupancy of such lodgings to its members or from giving preference to its
members |
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Any
single-family house sold or rented by an owner, provided such private
individual owner does not own more than three single-family houses
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Single family
home owners who rent or sell their homes without the use of a real
estate professional |
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Housing for
older persons is exempt from the prohibition against familial
status discrimination if: |
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The HUD
Secretary has determined that it is specifically designed for
and occupied by elderly persons under a Federal, State or local
government program |
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It is occupied
solely be persons who are 62 or older |
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It houses at
least one person who is 55 or older in at least 80 percent of the
occupied units, and adheres to a policy that demonstrates
an intent to house persons who are 55 or older |
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Property owners who are
otherwise exempt from the law must still comply with its prohibition against
discrimination in advertising. For example, a single family homeowner who is
otherwise exempt from the Fair Housing Act may not place an ad stating "No
children allowed" or "Christians preferred".
Who Enforces
the Fair Housing Act?
The U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (OFHEO)
enforces the Fair Housing Act and related laws that ensures access to
housing.
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