Unless a building or community qualifies as housing for older persons, it may not discriminate based on familial status. This means that no landlord, property manager, real estate agent or any other housing provider can deny housing to a family with children simply because of the presence of children. Familial status protects:
- Children under the age of 18 living in the household
- Pregnant women
- Any adult who is seeking legal custody of a child under 18
Examples of possible discrimination against families with children include:
- Denying housing to a family because they have children
- Segregating housing (having adult and family sections or buildings)
- Additional fees or charges for families with children
- Overly restrictive occupancy policies (e.g. a maximum of two people in a four bedroom home)
- Not allowing children to use the swimming pool or play outside
- Creating rules that do not allow parents and children, or male and female children, to share a bedroom
如果您居住在费城、宾夕法尼亚州东南部或利哈伊谷，并对住房方面的家庭状况歧视有疑问，请联系info@equalhousing.org、866-540-FAIR 或联系我们。
