The Fair Housing Act (Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968) introduced meaningful federal enforcement mechanisms. It outlawed:
- Refusal to sell or rent a dwelling to any person because of race, color, religion 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.
- Advertising the sale or rental of a dwelling indicating preference of discrimination based on race, color, religion or national origin.
- Coercing, threatening, intimidating, or interfering with a person's enjoyment or exercise of housing rights based on discriminatory reasons or retaliating against a person or organization that aids or encourages the exercise or enjoyment of fair housing rights.
I think its different if you're looking for someone to reside in the residence WITH you, so maybe thats the tricky part.
oh no you're completely right about the race color and religion part
i was speaking specifically about the gender / age aspect. i think its quite legal for someone to refuse to rent to someone because they are say 18 or 85. or a woman who doesnt want to rent to 4 19 year old guys.
but i'm not positive