Fair housing
Federal law that bans housing discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin. Many states add more protected classes.
Also called: Fair Housing Act, housing discrimination
Related terms
Illegally guiding buyers or renters toward or away from neighborhoods based on a protected trait like race or religion. It violates fair housing law.
Denying or limiting loans or insurance in certain neighborhoods based on race or ethnicity. It is illegal, and its history still affects home values in many areas.
A licensed person who helps people buy, sell or rent property. Agents work under a broker and are paid by commission, not salary.
The owner who rents a property to a tenant. Landlords must follow fair housing law and state and local landlord-tenant rules.