As a landlord, you have the freedom to rent to whoever you like, so long as you are not discriminating against potential tenants based on color, race, religion, sex, familial status or national origin.

This could be a discussion like religion and other topics that have no simple conclusion.1.

I don’t go to church for past few years so the religion health insurance won’t work for me.Thanks

Find a better tenant without having the distinguisher being the service animal (or any other protected reason: race, religion, etc.). 

So if you have a large unit complex and you have more of one race, religion, etc. than another a potential minority tenant can sue that you are discriminating even though you have no idea what the race, religion, etc. makeup of your tenant base is because you do not keep those types of records (ie. ask on application) because that in itself could be a basis of a discrimination lawsuit.

And the opinion of a third lawyer will contradict both the first and the second one.Solution: find ONE lawyer who you like and trust (trusting an attorney is a stretch, I know) - and subscribe to that attorney's religion on asset protection.

. :)  I always tell my clients to find ONE attorney who appears competent, approachable and reasonable - and follow whichever asset protection religion he practices.

From the HUD website:"In the Sale and Rental of Housing: No one may take any of the following actions based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status or handicap: Refuse to rent or sell housingRefuse to negotiate for housingMake housing unavailableDeny a dwellingSet different terms, conditions or privileges for sale or rental of a dwellingProvide different housing services or facilitiesFalsely deny that housing is available for inspection, sale, or rentalFor profit, persuade owners to sell or rent (blockbusting) orDeny anyone access to or membership in a facility or service (such as a multiple listing service) related to the sale or rental of housing."

- To be absolutely clear here, we have no issues regarding race, sex, sexual orientation, or religion, or anything of that nature.... but we would strongly prefer to not rent to a family with young children.

It's really pretty fascinating and many Christian religions, think Mennonites or the Amish, govern themselves using similar sets of religious law.