Denying Applications in Accordance with Fair Housing Laws

Denying Applications in Accordance with Fair Housing Laws

Property Manager · Central Florida · Member since 2024 · 1 post · 1 vote

I recently had a request to apply for a unit come in that said "I am apart of the St. Vincent de Paul challenge program and are looking for housing that's willing to work with the program. All expenses will be paid on our behalf through them." Would it break fair housing laws to say we are not willing to work with the program since it's not a source of income and they pay on their behalf? Thank you!

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  • Russell BrazilBusiness Member
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    Real Estate Agent · Washington, D.C. · Member since 2012 · 17k+ posts · 30k+ votes
    1y
    Quote from @Summer MacPherson:

    I recently had a request to apply for a unit come in that said "I am apart of the St. Vincent de Paul challenge program and are looking for housing that's willing to work with the program. All expenses will be paid on our behalf through them." Would it break fair housing laws to say we are not willing to work with the program since it's not a source of income and they pay on their behalf? Thank you!


     Depends if your state or local laws have Source of Income as a protected class or not.

  • Adam BartomeoBusiness Member
    Real Estate Broker · Cape Coral, FL · Member since 2015 · 2k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    1y

    Be careful of SVDP. We have worked with them many times and there are a LOT of problems.

    @Russell Brazil Although, Russell brings up a good point, I have personally read the Fair Housing Act several times and have never seen anything in there about it being illegal to discriminate against payment source. Just google it and read it for yourself.

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