{"id":1243,"date":"2012-02-14T22:23:12","date_gmt":"2012-02-14T22:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.markagallagher.com\/socaldefenselawyers\/landlordtenant-tuesday-fair-housing-rental-ads\/"},"modified":"2020-10-30T20:48:29","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T20:48:29","slug":"landlordtenant-tuesday-fair-housing-rental-ads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markagallagher.com\/socaldefenselawyers\/landlordtenant-tuesday-fair-housing-rental-ads\/","title":{"rendered":"Landlord-Tenant Tuesday: Fair Housing in Rental Ads"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Alright, so I have a thing for theme-day posts. Anyway, let\u2019s learn something. If you are a landlord or management company and currently have a vacancy, did you know that one misstep could subject you to a Department of Employment and Fair Housing violation? That comes with a hefty fine.<\/p>\n

I will start with listing just a tidbit of some interesting findings from an Apartment Owner\u2019s Association article. Tomorrow I will be at one of their Fair Housing seminar and I\u2019ll write a more substantive blog then.<\/p>\n

So, did you know there are certain words or phrases that have already been deemed \u201chighly\u201d or \u201cmarginally\u201d offensive and could result in a violation of fair housing in included in your rental advertisement? \u201cHighly\u201d offensive words include: adult building<\/strong>, walk-in closets<\/strong>, or singles only<\/strong>. Remember, these words show that the advertisement (and thereby the landlord) is leaning towards a preference for a particular class while discriminating against a protected<\/em> class. Designating a building as adult<\/strong> is discriminatory against both the young and families with children. The same goes for singles only<\/strong>, it discriminates based on a familial status which a big no-no. Walk-in<\/strong> closets<\/strong>, isn\u2019t so obvious to those of us that can walk. However, it is offensive to the disabled or other individuals who wouldn\u2019t be able to enjoy the \u201cwalk-in\u201d part of the closet.<\/p>\n

Here are some \u201cmarginally\u201d offensive phrases you also shouldn\u2019t use in advertising: no pets, exclusive, senior or military discounts.<\/strong> These are offensive for the same reason, they hint at a discrimination against a protected class, such as individuals with disabilities.<\/p>\n

So now you are ready to type up your ad for that vacancy, and you want to place it on craigslist.com, what phrases can you use? Some acceptable phrase include: gated, residential area, parks nearby, assistance animals only, <\/strong>and large closets.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stay tuned for more tidbits late this week. Parts of this article were pulled from the original AOA publication here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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