Walk It Through: The Voucher Turned Away
A housing voucher, a landlord who will not take it, a charge with the commission, and the right to sue.
A family with a housing voucher calls about an apartment in a twelve unit building and is told the landlord does not take vouchers.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A refusal over a voucher. Disability accommodations, a federal complaint and advertising cases 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.
- Domestic abuseCausing or attempting physical harm, placing someone in fear of serious harm, or forced sexual relations, between family members or certain dating partners.
- Lawful source of incomeA protected ground under fair housing law. Only an owner of a building of three units or less who lives in one may refuse on it.
- Protective orderA family court order against domestic abuse, for a fixed period of no more than three years, which can order the defendant out of the home and firearms surrendered.