Scaring people into renting or selling their property by manipulating their prejudices. Charging a higher interest rate to minorities because of their race. More than 30 years after passage of the Fair Housing Act, discrimination on the basis of familial status, disability, race, color, religion, sex or national origin persists in the housing market. In this type of housing market you are going to see things like that, but I'm not saying it's right. The Fair Housing Act protects tenants and buyers, ensuring people can rent or buy in any neighborhood provided the lessee or purchaser can afford it.
Housing designated for seniors only is exempt.
All too often the public gets its information on fair housing from friends or family. Unfortunately most of it is wrong, said Judy Dias, housing specialist for the city of Vacaville. Dias said her office is deluged with calls from residents who think they are being discriminated against because their rent has gone up. That's not discrimination, she said, that's the free market. A landlord failing to make repairs may be acting unfairly, but he isn't violating the law unless his actions can be deemed discriminatory.