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G.Using criminal history information before otherwise affirming eligibility, and without a legally sufficient justification;H. Failing to assess financial standard based on the portion of the income responsible by a tenant who receives government subsidies (such as basing an otherwise neutral rent to income ratio on the whole rent rather than just the part of rent that is the tenant’s responsibility);I.Denying a home loan or homeowner’s insurance;J.Offering inferior terms, conditions, privileges, facilities or services;K.Using different qualification criteria or procedures for sale or rental of housing such as income standards, application requirements, application fees, credit analyses, sale or rental approval procedures or other requirements;L.Harassing a person;M.Taking an adverse action based on protected characteristics;N.Refusing to permit a reasonable modification to the premises, as requested by a person with a disability (such as refusing to allow a wheel chair bound tenant to install, at their expense, a ramp over front or rear steps, or refusing to allow a physically disabled tenant from installing, at their own expense, grab bars in a shower or bathtub);O.Refusing to make reasonable accommodation in policies, rules, practices, or services for a person with a disability (such as thefollowing, if an actual or prospective tenant with a disability has a service animal or support animal):(i)Failing to allow that person to keep the service animal or emotional support animal in rental property,(ii)Charging that person higher rent or increased security deposit, or(iii)Failing to show rental or sale property to that person who is accompanied by the service animal or support animal, and;P.Retaliating for asserting rights under fair housing laws.9. EXAMPLES OF POSITIVE PRACTICES:A.Real estate licensees working with buyers or tenants should apply the same objective property selection criteria, such as location/neighborhood, property features, and price range and other considerations, to all prospects. B.Real estate licensees should provide complete and objective information to all clients based on the client’s selection criteria.C.Real estate licensees should provide the same professional courtesy in responding to inquiries, sharing of information and offersof assistance to all clients and prospects.D.Housing providers should not make any statement or advertisement that directly or indirectly implies preference, limitation, ordiscrimination regarding any protected characteristic (such as “no children” or “English-speakers only”).E.Housing providers should use a selection process relying on objective information about a prospective buyer’s offer or tenant’sapplication and not seek any information that may disclose any protected characteristics (such as using a summary document, e.g. C.A.R. Form SUM-MO, to compare multiple offers on objective terms).10.FAIR HOUSING RESOURCES: If you have questions about your obligations or rights under the Fair Housing laws, or you think you have been discriminated against, you may want to contact one or more of the sources listed below to discuss what you can do aboutit, and whether the resource is able to assist you. A.Federal: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_oppB.State: https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/housing/C.Local: local Fair Housing Council office (non-profit, free service)D.DRE: https://www.dre.ca.gov/Consumers/FileComplaint.htmlE.Local Association of REALTORS®. List available at: https://www.car.org/en/contactus/rosters/localassociationroster.F.Any qualified California fair housing attorney, or if applicable, landlord-tenant attorney.11. LIMITED EXCEPTIONS TO FAIR HOUSING REQUIREMENTS: No person should rely on any exception below without firstseeking legal advice about whether the exception applies to their situation. Real estate licensees are not qualified to provide advice on the application of these exceptions.
<br />A.Legally compliant senior housing is exempt from FHA, FEHA and Unruh as related to age or familial status only;B.An owner of a single-family residence who resides at the property with one lodger may be exempt from FEHA for rental purposes,PROVIDED no real estate licensee is involved in the rental;C.An owner of a single-family residence may be exempt from FHA for sale or rental purposes, PROVIDED (i) no real estatelicensee is involved in the sale or rental and (ii) no discriminatory advertising is used, and (iii) the owner owns no more thanthree single-family residences. Other restrictions apply;D.An owner of residential property with one to four units who resides at the property, may be exempt from FHA for rental purposes,PROVIDED no real estate licensee is involved in the rental; andE.Both FHA and FEHA do not apply to roommate situations. See, Fair Housing Council v Roommate.com LLC, 666 F.3d 1216(2019).F.Since both the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and the Civil Rights Act of 1866 prohibit discrimination based on race;the FHA and FEHA exemptions do not extend to discrimination based on race.
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