Knowledebase Tag: Fair Housing
- Is an owner required to ask for date-of-birth proof for all infants living in the dwelling to determine whether the owner’s maximum or the TCHR newborn policy have been violated?
- If, at the time of application or renewal, the residents have a child less than six months old and such child would cause the owner’s maximum to be exceeded, can the owner refuse to lease on that basis?
- Does the owner’s occupancy standard have to be at least two-persons-per-bedroom for non-families?
- Does an owner have to rent to applicants with children if the applicants plan to have their own children live with them and also plan to have the dwelling occupied by (1) another child for whom the applicants are not the parent, guardian, legal custodian, or person applying for such status, or (2) another adult who is not the parent, guardian, or legal custodian (or person applying for such status) of the children?
- I manage a multi-family property for my client. A prospective tenant has submitted a rental application, and a criminal background check revealed that he is a registered sex offender. Can the property owner refuse to rent his property based on the fact that the prospective tenant is a registered sex offender?
- I manage rental properties for a client who doesn’t want people smoking on his property. If we deny a potential tenant’s application because he or she smokes, will this violate any federal fair-housing laws?
- The landlord for the property I manage wants all potential tenants to submit a photo ID with their lease application. Can I require that?
- What does “familial status”, one of the protected classes under the federal Fair Housing Act, include?
- The owner of the rental property I manage wants to limit the number of people who can live in the property. Will such a policy violate fair-housing laws?
- What is a “disability” under the federal Fair Housing Act?
