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The Fair Housing Act Does Not Protect . . .

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As every real estate professional should already know, the Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin and disability. 

What many agents tend to forget, however, is that the Act does not protect juvenile offenders, sex offenders, persons who illegally use controlled substances, and persons with disabilities who pose a significant danger to others.

Juvenile offenders and sex offenders, by virtue of that status, are not persons with disabilities protected by the Fair Housing Act. Similarly, while the Act does protect persons who are recovering from substance abuse, it does not protect persons who are currently engaging in the current illegal use of controlled substances.

Additionally, the Act does not protect an individual with a disability whose tenancy would constitute a “direct threat” to the health or safety of other individuals or result in substantial physical damage to the property of others unless the threat can be eliminated or significantly reduced by reasonable accommodation.  For more complete information about what constitutes a "direct threat" under the Act, please see my previous blog posting on that topic.

 

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Comments (1)

Robert L. Brown
www.mrbrownsellsgr.com - Grand Rapids, MI
Grand Rapids Real Estate Bellabay Realty, West Mic

Good information to know. Thank you sharing this post. My assumption is most people don't know.

Oct 20, 2009 06:24 AM