Walk It Through: The Unit That Was Suddenly Taken
An apartment that was open until a family with children called, an ad with a preference, and two years to sue.
A mother with two children calls about an apartment and is told it was just rented. A friend calls an hour later and is offered a showing.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A rental refused over children. A complaint filed with the attorney general first, the exemptions for small owner occupied buildings, and federal remedies 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.
- Familial statusHaving children living with a parent or custodian, a ground on which no one may refuse to rent or sell a home.
- Natural, protective or cultural hairstyleHairstyles such as afros, dreadlocks, twists, locs, braids, cornrows and Bantu knots, protected against discrimination in housing and employment.