Cal. Civ. Code § 2.01

(1) Applicable Law. The Massachusetts Fair Housing statute, as contained in M.G.L. c. 151B, § 4
            prohibits discrimination because of race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, ancestry,
            veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, children, handicap, and receipt of public assistance or
            housing subsidy in the selling, renting or leasing ofhousingaccommodations, commercial space, or land
            intended for use as such.

            (2) Persons Covered By M.G.L. c 151B, § 4.
               (a) Owners of single family dwellings, multiple family dwellings, commercial space, or land
               intended for such use are covered by M.G.L. c. 151B, § 4.
               (b) Licensed real estate brokers, managing agents, lessees, sublessees, or assignees of such
               dwellings, commercial space or land are covered by M.G.L. c. 151B, § 4.
               (c) Those having right of ownership or possession, or right to rent, lease or sell, or negotiate for
               the sale or lease of such dwellings, commercial space or land are covered by M.G.L. c. 151B, § 4.
               (d) Agents or employees of any person(s) described in 804 CMR 2.01(a), (b) or (c) are covered
               by M.G.L. c. 151B, § 4.
               (e) Any organization of unit owners in a condominium or housing cooperative is covered by
               M.G.L. c. 151B, § 4.
               (f) Those persons who coerce, intimidate, threaten or interfere with another person in the exercise
               or enjoyment of any right under M.G.L. c. 151B, § 4.
               (g) Those persons who directly or indirectly prevent or attempt to prevent the construction,
               purchase, sale or rental of any dwelling or land covered by M.G.L. c. 151B, § 4.
               (h) Those persons who aid or abet in doing any illegal acts specified by 804 CMR 2.00 et seq.
               are covered by M.G.L. c. 151B, § 4.

            (3) Property Covered By M.G.L. c 151B, § 4.
               (a) Virtually all land and housing accommodations in the Commonwealth are covered by M.G.L.
               c. 151B, § 4. These include, but are not limited to: residentially zoned land and house lots; three
               family homes; apartments and tenement houses; multi-family dwellings and housing developments;
               publicly assisted housing; and, single and two family residences intended for sale.
               (b) All commercial space, for sale or for rent, and all land intended to be put to commercial use
               are covered by M.G.L. c. 151B, § 4.

            (4) Property Not Covered By M.G.L. c. 151B, § 4. The leasing or rental of units in those two family
            homes in which the owner occupies one apartment of that home as his residence is not covered by this
            law unless:
               (a) The home seeker or renter is a recipient of public assistance or housing subsidy; or,
               (b) The leasing or rental process utilized the services of a person or organization whose business
               includes engaging in residential real estate related transactions; or,
               (c) The availability of such unit is made known by making, printing, publishing, or causing to be
               made printed or published any notice, statement, or advertisementwithrespect to the rental of such
               a unit that indicates any preference limitation, exclusion or discrimination based upon race, color,
               religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, children, marital status, handicap, veteran
               status, or public assistance or housing subsidy recipiency.

(5) Unlawful Housing Practices
               (a) It is unlawful to refuse to rent or lease or otherwise to deny to or withhold from any person
               such housing, space or land because of race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age,
               ancestry, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, children, handicap or receipt of public
               assistance or housing subsidy.
               (b) It is unlawful to discriminate against any person because of his or her race, color, religious
               creed, national origin, sex, age, ancestry, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, children,
               handicap or receipt of public assistance or housing subsidy in the terms, conditions or privileges of
               such housing, space or land, or the acquisition thereof, or in the furnishing of facilities and services
               in connection therewith.
               (c) It is unlawful to cause to be made any written or oral inquiry, or record, concerning the race,
               color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, ancestry, veteran status, sexualorientation, martial
               status or handicap of any person seeking to rent, lease, or buy any such housing, commercial
               space, or land.
               (d) It is unlawful to advertise for rent or for sale any housing, space, or land (vacant or not), or
               to post a "For Rent" or "For Sale" sign or notice, or to offer or to accept a listing, which
               advertisement, sign or listing is intended to discriminate against any person or group of persons
               because of the race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, ancestry, veteran status of
               such person or persons, sexual orientation, marital status, children, handicap or receipt of public
               assistance or housing subsidy.

            (6) Examples of Unlawful Housing Practices. Examples of unlawful housing practices include, but are
            not limited to the following:
                (a) To refuse to rent or sell a dwelling, commercial space or land (vacant or not) to a person or
                group of persons because of their protected status.
                (b) To charge a person more for the purchase or rental of a dwelling, commercialspace or land
                because of his or her protected status.
                (c) To advertise a dwelling, commercial space or land in any way so as to convey an attitude of
                discrimination on the basis of a person's protected status.
                (d) To falsely deny the availability ofa dwelling, commercialspace or land because of a person's
                protected status.
                (e) To refuse to permit reasonable modifications to the premises to accommodate a person with
                a handicap.
                (f) To pass an ordinance that unlawfully denies a dwelling, commercial space or land to a person
                or group of persons because of their protected status.
                (g) To refuse to rent to a family with a child or children because the premises do or may contain
                lead paint.
                (h) To publicly or privately make any offering, whether in writing or verbally, in any way, so as
                to convey an attitude of discrimination on the basis of a person's protected status.