Racial Discrimination
New owners bought the apartment building, then they started evicting the African American families.
Racial discrimination in housing is illegal under federal and California law. If you believe that have been denied a home, harassed or treated differently because of race or skin color, you may be able to bring a lawsuit to enforce your legal rights.
Ethnicity or National Origin Discrimination
I think the landlord asked to see my birth certificate because I’m Latino.
Housing discrimination against people because of their ethnicity or what country they come from is against California and federal law. If you have been singled out or denied housing because of national origin, you may be able to sue in court to enforce your legal rights.
Religious Discrimination
We were all set to go into contract, then they decided they didn't want to sell the house to a Muslim family.
Housing discrimination based on religion is illegal under federal and California law. If you think have been kept out of a new home, harassed or forced to leave your home because of religion, you may have a case to protect your rights in court.
Sex Discrimination
The building manager asks me out every time I go to the laundry room and keeps texting me. I want it to stop.
Sex discrimination in housing — including sexual harassment — is illegal under California and federal law. If you have been harassed or treated differently because of gender, gender expression or sexual orientation, you may be able to bring a lawsuit to protect your legal rights.
Disability Discrimination
The HOA wouldn't let me keep the therapy dog that my doctor says I need.
Federal and California law makes it illegal to deny housing to people with disabilities or to restrict their housing choices.
The law also requires reasonable exceptions to rules and policies when a person needs them because of a disability. Refusing to reasonably accommodate disabilities may be against the law.
Discrimination Against Families with Children
The manager said we couldn't rent the apartment because they don't allow children on the second floor.
Housing discrimination against families with children is against federal and California law. If a landlord or apartment manager refuses to rent to you, harasses you or treats your family differently because you have children or are pregnant, you may have a legal claim to protect your rights.
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