Fair Housing Long Beach – Housing Discrimination Is Unlawful

HOUSING DISCRIMINATION IS ILLEGAL

In the City of Long Beach, it is unlawful for a landlord to discriminate against or harass a tenant or a potential tenant based upon any of the following:

Race
Age
Nationality
Parenthood

Gender
Religion
Disability
Marriage

Sexual Preference
Ethnic Background
Pregnancy
Source of Income

Sexual Orientation
Occupancy by Child
HIV/AIDS

Source of Income Discrimination

Rental subsidy programs, including Section 8 of the Housing Act of 1937 (commonly called "Section 8"), allow qualifying households to receive rent subsidies which are paid directly to their landlords.

It is illegal for a landlord to refuse to rent to an applicant just because they receive rent subsidies from Section 8 or other rental subsidy programs.

Persons who believe they are the victim of such Source of Income Discrimination should report any such violation.

Examples of Housing Discrimination

Denying an apartment solely because of a prospective tenant's race, gender, sexual preference, sexual orientation, ethnic background, nationality, religion, age, parenthood, marriage, pregnancy, disability, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), occupancy by a minor child, or source of income.

Evicting a tenant solely because of a tenant's race, gender, sexual preference, sexual orientation, ethnic background, nationality, religion, age, parenthood, marriage, pregnancy, disability, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), occupancy by a minor child, or source of income.

Refusing to repair an apartment solely because of a tenant's race, gender, sexual preference, sexual orientation, ethnic background, nationality, religion, age, parenthood, marriage, pregnancy, disability, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), occupancy by a minor child, or source of income.

Charging a higher rent solely because of a tenant's race, gender, sexual preference, sexual orientation, ethnic background, nationality, religion, age, parenthood, marriage, pregnancy, disability, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), occupancy by a minor child, or source of income.

Retaliating against a tenant solely because of a tenant's race, gender, sexual preference, sexual orientation, ethnic background, nationality, religion, age, parenthood, marriage, pregnancy, disability, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), occupancy by a minor child, or source of income.

Are you the victim of housing discrimination?

If you feel that you are the victim of illegal housing discrimination, please contact us by clicking the link below:

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