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Re: sublessing in IL- ok to say no kids?
by MrDan (Georgia)
on October 21, 2014 @21:42
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"Mrs. Murphy’s" Exemption provides that if a dwelling has four or fewer rental units and the owner lives in one of those units, that home is exempt from the FHA. ("Mrs. Murphy" is the hypothetical elderly widow who has converted a portion of her home into a rental apartment to supplement her limited income.)
The exemption does not apply to rental advertising.That means Mrs. Murphy cannot run a discriminatory advertisement indicating, for example, that children are not welcome. Also, this exemption does not apply when a real estate agent is representing the property owner as the law presumes agents are professionally trained and aware that housing discrimination is against the law.
The federal Fair Housing Act makes it illegal to make, print or publish or cause to be made, printed or published housing ads that discriminate, limit or deny equal access to apartments or homes because of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, familial status and disability.
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