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Fair housing
Also called: fair housing act, protected classes
Laws prohibiting discrimination in housing based on protected characteristics, applying to advertising, screening, and terms.
Fair housing law covers the whole cycle: how a unit is advertised, who is shown it, how applicants are screened, and the terms offered. Federal protected classes are supplemented by state and local ones.
Intent is not the test. Language or a policy that has a discriminatory effect can violate the law even when no one meant harm, which is why advertising copy and screening criteria are written carefully.
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