Chapter 7: Discrimination

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Amy Romero and Maureen St. Cyr
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This chapter of the Legal Tactics e-book can help you identify and protect yourself from illegal discrimination in housing.

Housing discrimination takes many forms, some more subtle than others. A real estate agent may show you apartments in one neighborhood and not another. A landlord may refuse to rent to you because you are black or Latino. Or, a landlord may refuse to rent to you because you have a Section 8 voucher, or because you have a child and the apartment for rent has lead paint. A manager of a building may make rude and suggestive sexual remarks. A landlord may make up some reason to evict you, while the real reason is because you are gay.

If you feel that you have been discriminated against by a real estate agent, a landlord, or a landlord's employee, it is important to act quickly. There are steps that you can take and organizations that may be able to help you. 

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Chapter 7: Discrimination (September 2018).

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