What is housing discrimination?

It is illegal to refuse to rent, negotiate or sell a place to live - or impose different rules, terms, or conditions because of: RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION, GENDER, DISABILITY, FAMILIAL STATUS.  California law also further prohibits discrimination in housing based upon MARITAL STATUS, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, SOURCE OF INCOME, or any other arbitrary characteristics such as AGE.

Housing discrimination comes in many forms and is often subtle. Some signs of possible discrimination include:

• A refusal to sell, rent, or show available housing
• Requiring different terms and conditions for identical dwellings, i.e. charging higher rent, security deposit for different tenants
• Being told that the dwelling isn’t right for you or your family
• Being told that housing isn’t available in an apartment with a “For Rent” sign
• Housing advertisements that say “no kids” or “adults only”
• A refusal to make a reasonable accommodation or allow a modification to make the dwelling accessible for a person with a disability
• Harassment or intimidation
• Offering non‐standard and unfavorable terms in the purchase of a home or property insurance
• Terms of availability that change between a phone contact and an in‐person visit
• Being steered to racially segregated neighborhoods during your home search
• Excessive or inappropriate questioning upon requesting information about a dwelling

FAIR HOUSING COUNCIL OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA has a Multi-County service area:

ALPINE
AMADOR
BUTTE
CALAVERAS
COLUSA
EL DORADO
FRESNO
GLENN
INYO
KERN
KINGS
LASSEN

MADERA
MARIPOSA
MERCED
MODOC
MONO
NEVADA
PLACER
PLUMAS
SACRAMENTO
SAN JOAQUIN
SAN LUIS OBISPO
SHASTA

SISKIYOU
SOLANO
STANISLAUS
SUTTER
TEHAMA
TRINITY
TULARE
TUOLUMNE
YOLO
YUBA

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