The Fair Housing Act is a federal law that requires landlords to treat all of their tenants equally, regardless of their personal characteristics. When landlords do not provide equal treatment to their tenants, this is called discrimination.

Examples of housing discrimination may include:

• Giving one applicant for housing undue priority over others

• Refusing to make repairs for certain tenants

• Refusing to rent to certain types of people

• Telling someone that housing is no longer available (when the unit is still available)

• Requiring higher rents or different lease conditions for the same accommodations

• Denying certain tenants access to facilities