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Walk It Through: The Apartment Hunt

Familial status that covers pregnancy, a dwelling falsely called unavailable, and advertisements.

A pregnant applicant asks to rent a two bedroom apartment, and the manager says no children are allowed.

Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.

One applicant and one manager. The complaint process, damages, and the exemptions are not worked through here.

A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.

Words this turns on

Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.