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Source of income discrimination describes when landlords refuse to rent to tenants using housing vouchers or other government assistance.Housing advocates argue the practice keeps vulnerable communities from accessing housing, although landlords point to lack of protections for tenants as their right to refuse service.
a desire to charge rent for the unit above FMR [20] Depending on state laws, refusing to rent to a tenant solely for the reason that they have Section 8 may be illegal. [21] Landlords can use only general means of disqualifying a tenant (credit, criminal history, past evictions, etc.). It also may be illegal to post "No Section 8" advertisements.
Refusal to sell or rent a dwelling to any person because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Discrimination based on race, color, religion or national origin in the terms, conditions or privilege of the sale or rental of a dwelling.
The lawsuit says California’s emergency rental assistance program denied tenants’ applications without giving them a chance to appeal. ‘A fighting chance.’ California can’t deny rent ...
Rent prices rose 7.45% year over year in November, according to the latest available data from the Rent Report, the slowest annual rise over the last 15 months. Still, this increase is more than ...
A woman in Los Angeles — dubbed the "tenant from hell" — has finally left the property where she allegedly lived rent-free for 575 days. ... The landlord said Hirschhorn refused to leave ...
The law requires that landlords act in "in good faith to take the unit permanently off the rental market" when withdrawing a property from the rental market. A family in Los Angeles successfully sued the landlord and, in a jury trial, won the right to remain in the rental, because they demonstrated that the landlord was not acting in good faith ...
This can make it more difficult for renters to access future housing, since most landlords will not rent to a tenant with a history of eviction. [1] Eviction and housing instability are also linked to many negative health and life outcomes, including homelessness , poverty , and poor mental and physical health .