Discrimination
Any of the following actions taken because of your race, color, national origin, religion, having children, a disability, age, or marital status are examples of discrimination:
Eviction
Refusal to rent to a person who meets the income requirements, credit check or other non-discriminatory criteria
Refusal to sell a house or provide the loans to buy a house to a person that meets the non-discriminatory criteria
False information regarding housing availability
Denial of an application for housing - Different terms or conditions in the housing lease
Preventing the use of any common area or facilities (like pools)
Discriminatory statements made about you or anyone else
Refusing to show you housing in a requested area, or telling you that you might prefer to live in an area because there are more people like you living there already
This practice is called steering. It is one of the most common forms of housing discrimination
Any interference, intimidation, or coercion of any person exercising their housing rights
Any form of harassment
This includes sexual harassment such as inappropriate comments, touching, or requesting/ demanding sexual favors
Persuading you to sell your house cheaply because another race or class of people have been moving into the area, and then that person resells that property for a profit
This practice is called blockbusting