![]() ![]() Screening prospective tenants – including when done by a third-party such as a tenant screening company – in a way that discriminates based on a protected characteristic.Refusing to rent to anyone with a criminal history.Not complying with the requirements of a rental assistance or subsidy program (such as section 8) by refusing to complete required forms, sign documents, or allow inspections.Refusing to rent to a tenant with a section 8 voucher.Rules that restrict only on families with children, such as a prohibition against children using an on-site pool or playing in common areas of an apartment complex.Refusal to make reasonable accommodations in housing rules, policies, practices, or services where necessary to provide a disabled person equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling.Refusal to permit, at a disabled tenant’s expense, reasonable modifications – such as adding a ramp, widening a doorway, or installing a safety bar in a shower – when necessary to accommodate a disability.Cancellation or termination of a sale or rental agreement.Denial of a home loan or homeowner’s insurance.Informing someone that an apartment is not available for inspection, sale, or rental when it is in fact available.Refusal to negotiate for the sale, rental, or lease of housing.Refusal to sell, rent, or lease rooms, apartments, mobile homes, condos, or houses.In addition, another law, the Unruh Civil Rights Act, applies to housing providers that qualify as a business establishment from discriminating against customers on the basis of protected characteristics.Įxamples of actions that could be discriminatory if based on a person’s protected characteristic: This law prohibits people or entities that provide housing from discriminating against or harassing tenants, homeowners, residents, their guests, housing or mortgage applicants, home buyers, and others. Additionally, it is unlawful for cities, counties, or any local government agency to make zoning, land-use decisions, or policies that discriminate based on a protected characteristic.Ĭalifornia’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (also known as FEHA) applies to most providers of housing and services related to housing such as landlords, tenant screening companies, real estate agents, home sellers, builders, mortgage lenders, and housing authorities. The law applies to all aspects of housing and housing-related services, such as renting, leasing, sales, new construction, mortgage lending, insurance, municipal services, shelters, advertising, and restrictive covenants. The law applies to landlords, tenant screening companies, property management companies, real estate agents, home sellers, builders, mortgage lenders, housing authorities, and others. The law also requires reasonable accommodations for disabilities and prohibits retaliation against someone for exercising their rights. (For a complete list of protected characteristics, see the section below titled “Protected Characteristics”). The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) is responsible for enforcing state fair housing laws that make it illegal to discriminate against or harass someone because of a protected characteristic, such as their gender, race, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. ![]()
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