Fair Housing
OUR POLICY
Rentmoney.com supports the Fair Housing Act and all other federal, state, and local
laws related to equal housing opportunity. All properties displayed on rentmoney.com
are available on an equal opportunity basis.
YOUR RIGHTS AS A RENTER
Property owners and managers are subject to The Fair Housing Act, The Civil Rights
Act of 1866, The Americans With Disabilities Act, The Equal Credit Opportunity Act,
and various state and local laws. As a renter, you have the right to expect that
apartment housing will be available to you without discrimination or other limitations
based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.
This includes the right to expect equal professional service, the opportunity to
consider a broad range of housing choices, no discriminatory limitations on communities
or locations of housing, no discrimination in the pricing or financing of housing,
reasonable accommodations in rules, practices, and procedures for persons with disabilities,
and to be free from harassment or intimidation for exercising your fair housing
rights.
PROPERTY OWNERS' AND MANAGERS' RESPONSIBILITY
As a landlord, property owner, or property manager, you have a responsibility and
a requirement under the law not to discriminate in the rental of property on the
basis of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.
You cannot instruct your agent to convey on your behalf any limitations in the rental
because your agent is bound by law not to discriminate. Agents in a rental transaction
are prohibited by law from discriminating on the basis of race, color, religion,
sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin. They are prohibited from complying
with a request from the property owner or manager to act in a discriminatory manner
in the lease or rental. Moreover, a property owner or manager cannot establish discriminatory
terms or conditions in the purchase or rental, deny that housing is available, or
advertise that the property is available only to persons of a certain race, color,
religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national original.
UNDERSTANDING THE LAW
When it comes to buying, selling or leasing a home or renting an apartment, several
state and federal laws were enacted to ensure the equal opportunity in housing for
all people. The Civil Rights Act of 1966 prohibits all racial discrimination in
the sale or rental of property. Moreover, the Fair Housing Act declares a national
policy of fair housing throughout the United States, making illegal any discrimination
in the sale, lease or rental of housing, or making housing otherwise unavailable,
because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.
Other laws also impact the purchase, sale or lease of a home or renting an apartment.
Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination against
persons with disabilities in places of public accommodations and commercial facilities.
The Equal Credit Opportunity Act makes discrimination unlawful with respect to any
aspect of a credit application on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin,
sex, marital status, age or because all or part of the applicant’s income derives
from any public assistance program. In addition, state and local laws often provide
broader coverage and prohibit discrimination based on additional classes not covered
by federal law. If You Suspect Discrimination Complaints alleging discrimination
in housing may be filed with the nearest office of the United States Department
of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), or by calling HUD at (800) 669-9777, or
by contacting them via their website at http://www.hud.gov/complaints/housediscrim.cfm
Also, we’d like to hear about any complaints related to properties listed on rentmoney.com.
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