What Every Landlord Should Know About Discrimination?

Posted on September 25th, 2008 | by John Glenn |

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The Fair Housing Act of 1968 bans discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, nationality, age, sexuality, source of income and gender. The FHA increases past the screening process, and into advertising also. This is where several landlords and property managers make deadly errors. There are various people who rub the classifieds finding for the improperly worded advertisements so as to jump on them and warn a lawsuit.
Be Aware of Your Local Laws - And Use Good Business Sense

State law and local ordinances can lengthen shield settled under the FHA to other teams. For example, California, Minnesota, and North Dakota ban partiality on source of income i.e. a landlord can never discriminate against would-be tenants who depend on public help. These kinds of discrimination makes less sense related to business.

There are several cities label a misdemeanor against those landlords who discriminate against lesbians and gay men. If you can not renting to same-sex couples then you either in the incorrect work area or the incorrect place.

The Americans with Disabilities Act

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) bans discrimination against the disabled, and also needs landlords to build “affordable shelter” for physically and mentally disabled tenants.

The Name of the Game is “Wealth Protection”

If you own rental areas in your own name, then it may build up problems for you. It is better to own property in corporate, limited partnership, LLC, or trust form.