Housing Laws

Protected Activities Include: 

• Buying, selling or renting;
• Terms, conditions or privileges of the sale or rental;
• Advertising or statements made in connection with the sale or rental;
• Financing; and
• Provisions of real estate sales, brokerage or appraisal services.

Additionally, the following actions are a violation of state law:

• Coercion, intimidation or threatening a person who attempts to exercise their rights under state discrimination law; 
• Retaliation against anyone who opposes discrimination or files a claim with the Commission or assists in an investigation/proceeding at the Commission; and
• Aiding and abetting another person to engage in discrimination.

Exemptions

• Owner occupied buildings with no more than three units, if the owner lives in one of the units, per federal law; 
• Owner occupied buildings with no more than four units, if the owner lives in one of the units, per state law;
• Single family homes, if the owner does not own more than one such single family home and if the owner does not utilize a rental agent; 
• Rentals of rooms in a housing accommodation with not more than 5 such rooms; and
• Limited exemptions for religious organizations, private clubs and nonprofit organizations.