24 C.F.R. § 100.60
§ 100.60 Unlawful refusal to sell or rent or to negotiate for the sale or rental. (24 CFR Part 100)
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(a) It shall be unlawful for a person to refuse to sell or rent a dwelling to a person who has made a bona fide offer, because of race, color, religion, sex, familial status, or national origin or to refuse to negotiate with a person for the sale or rental of a dwelling because of race, color, religion, sex, familial status, or national origin, or to discriminate against any person in the sale or rental of a dwelling because of handicap. (b) Prohibited actions under this section include, but are not limited to: (1) Failing to accept or consider a bona fide offer because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin. (2) Refusing to sell or rent a dwelling to, or to negotiate for the sale or rental of a dwelling with, any person because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin. (3) Imposing different sales prices or rental charges for the sale or rental of a dwelling upon any person because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin. (4) Using different qualification criteria or applications, or sale or rental standards or procedures, such as income standards, application requirements, application fees, credit analysis or sale or rental approval procedures or other requirements, because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin. (5) Evicting tenants because of their race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin or because of the race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin of a tenant's guest. (6) Conditioning the availability of a dwelling, including the price, qualification criteria, or standards or procedures for securing the dwelling, on a person's response to harassment because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin. (7) Subjecting a person to harassment because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin that causes the person to vacate a dwelling or abandon efforts to secure the dwelling.
Under 24 CFR Part 100 § 100.60, federal fair housing law prohibits refusing to sell or rent a dwelling, or declining to negotiate, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin, or handicap. The rule also bars applying different prices, qualification standards, or procedures to people based on those characteristics. Additionally, evicting a tenant or using harassment to drive someone away from a dwelling because of these protected characteristics is expressly forbidden.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Operators covered by 24 CFR Part 100 § 100.60 generally apply the same pricing, application requirements, credit criteria, and approval procedures to every prospective and current resident, regardless of protected characteristics. Compliant operators also ensure that no one on their team conditions housing availability on a person's response to harassment, and that eviction decisions are grounded in lease-based reasons rather than a resident's or their guest's protected status. Maintaining consistent, documented screening and leasing practices is a common way housing providers demonstrate adherence to this section.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Under 24 CFR Part 100 § 100.60, tenants and applicants have the right to be evaluated on neutral, consistently applied criteria and to be free from harassment or discriminatory eviction based on protected characteristics. If you believe a housing provider has violated this section—by rejecting your offer, charging you different rates, or pressuring you to leave—common paths include filing a complaint with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) or a state or local fair housing agency. Tenant-rights organizations can also help you understand how this provision may apply to your situation.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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