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Protected^ Classes^
Disclaimer:^ This^ is^ not^ intended^ for^ use^ as^ legal^ advice Per the Fair Housing Act protected^ classes^ include:^ race,^ color,^ national^ origin,
religion,^ sex,^ familial^ status,^ or^ handicap^ (disability) *^ Age^ is^ a^ protected^ class^ for^ any^ entity^ which^ receives
federal^ financial^ assistance^ under^ the^ Age^ Discrimination
Act^ of^1975 Statute^ Marital^ Status^ Description Alabama Code^ of^ Ala.^ §^24 ‐^8 ‐^4 race,
color,^ religion,^ sex,^ familial^ status,^ or^ national^ origin Alaska^ Alaska^ Stat.^ §^ 18.80.^
sex,^ physical^ or^ mental^ disability,^ marital Yes status,^ changes^ in^ marital^ status,^ pregnancy,^ parenthood, race, religion, color, or national origin Arizona^ A.R.S.^ §^41 ‐1491.^
race,^ color,^ religion,^ sex,^ familial^ status^ or^ national
origin Arkansas^ A.C.A.^ §^16 ‐^123 ‐^204
religion,^ race,^ color,^ national^ origin,^ sex,^ disability,
or^ familial^ status^ of^ a^ person^ or^ a^ person^ residing with^ that^ person Cal^ Civ^ Code^ §^ 51,^ 51.2,^ Cal California^ Gov^ Code^ §^12955 Cal^ Civ^ Code^ §^51 (Unruh^ Civil^ Rights^ Act): Yes sex,^ race,^ color,^ religion,^ ancestry,^ national^ origin,
disability, medical^ condition,^ genetic^ information,^ marital^ status,
sexual^ orientation,^ 51.2:^ age,^ 12955:^ gender, gender^ identity,^ gender^ expression,^ or^ source^ of income*.^ Also,^ the^ California^ Supreme^ Court^ has
held that^ protections^ under^ the^ Unruh^ Act^ are^ not^ necessarily
restricted^ to^ these^ characteristics.^ The^ Act^ is meant^ to^ cover^ all^ arbitrary^ and^ intentional^ discrimination
on^ the^ bases^ of^ personal^ characteristics similar^ to^ those^ listed^ above.^ *The^ source^ of^ income
protection^ in^ CA^ does^ not^ include^ government subsidies,^ such^ as^ Section^ 8.^ 12955(p)(1)^ For^ the purposes^ of^ this^ section,^ "source^ of^ income"^ means lawful,^ verifiable^ income^ paid^ directly^ to^ a^ tenant
or^ paid^ to^ a^ representative^ of^ a^ tenant. C l^ d^ C R S 24 34 502^
disability,^ race,^ creed,^ color,^ sex,^ sexual Y orientation,^ marital^ status,^ familial^ status,^ religion,
national
Colorado^ C.R.S.^24 ‐^34 ‐^502
disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, religion, national Yes origin,^ or^ ancestry Connecticut^ Conn.^ Gen.^ Stat.^ §^ 46a‐^64
race,^ creed,^ color,^ national^ origin,^ ancestry, Yes sex,^ gender^ identity^ or^ expression,^ marital^ status,
age, lawful^ source^ of^ income,^ intellectual^ disability,^ mental
disability^ or^ physical^ disability Delaware^^6 Del.^ C.^ §^4603
race,^ color,^ national^ origin,^ religion,^ creed, Yes sex,^ marital^ status,^ familial^ status,^ age,^ sexual^ orientation disability D.C.^ D.C.^ Code^ §^2 ‐1402.^
race,^ color,^ religion,^ national^ origin,^ sex, Yes age,^ marital^ status,^ personal^ appearance,^ sexual
orientation, gender^ identity^ or^ expression,^ familial^ status,^ family
responsibilities,^ disability,^ matriculation,^ political affiliation,^ source^ of^ income,^ status^ as^ a^ victim^ of
an^ intrafamily^ offense,^ or^ place^ of^ residence^ or business Florida^ Fla.^ Stat.^ §^ 760.^
race,^ color,^ national^ origin,^ sex,^ handicap,^ familial
status,^ or^ religion Georgia^ O.C.G.A.^ §^8 ‐^3 ‐^202
race,^ color,^ religion,^ sex,^ disability,^ familial^ status,
or^ national^ origin Hawaii^ HRS^ §^515 ‐^3
race,^ sex,^ including^ gender^ identity^ or Yes expression,^ sexual^ orientation,^ color,^ religion,^ marital
status, familial^ status,^ ancestry,^ disability,^ age,^ or^ human
immunodeficiency^ virus^ infection Idaho^ Idaho^ Code^ §^67 ‐^5909
race,^ color,^ religion,^ sex,^ national^ origin,^ disability
Protected^ Classes^
Disclaimer:^ This^ is^ not^ intended^ for^ use^ as^ legal^ advice Per the Fair Housing Act protected^ classes^ include:^ race,^ color,^ national^ origin,
religion,^ sex,^ familial^ status,^ or^ handicap^ (disability) *^ Age^ is^ a^ protected^ class^ for^ any^ entity^ which^ receives
federal^ financial^ assistance^ under^ the^ Age^ Discrimination
Act^ of^1975 Statute^ Marital^ Status^ Description Illinois^305 ILCS^ 5/11‐^1 Yes^ race,
religion,^ color,^ national^ origin,^ sex,^ marital^ status,
or^ political^ affiliation Burns^ Ind.^ Code^ Ann.^ §^22 ‐ Indiana^ 9.5‐^5 ‐^1 race,^ color,^ religion,^ sex,^ familial^ status,^ disability,
or^ national^ origin Iowa^ Iowa^ Code^ §^ 216.^
race,^ creed,^ color,^ sex,^ sexual^ orientation,^ gender
identity,^ national^ origin,^ religion,^ ancestry,^ or disability Kansas^ K.S.A.^ §^44 ‐^1016
race,^ religion,^ color,^ sex,^ disability,^ familial^ status,
national^ origin^ or^ ancestry Kentucky^ KRS^ §^ 344.^
race,^ color,^ religion,^ sex,^ familial^ status,^ disability,
or^ national^ origin Louisiana^ La.^ R.S.^ 37:^
race,^ color,^ national^ origin,^ sex,^ or^ ethnic^ group 5 MRSA^ 4581,^5 M.R.S.^ § Maine^4581 ‐A race^ or^ color,^ sex,^ sexual^ orientation,^ physical^ or
mental^ disability,^ religion,^ ancestry,^ national^ origin familial^ status.^4581 ‐A^ (4):^ For^ any^ person^ furnishing
rental^ premises^ or^ public^ accommodations^ to refuse^ to^ rent^ or^ impose^ different^ terms^ of^ tenancy
to^ any^ individual^ who^ is^ a^ recipient^ of^ federal,^ state or^ local^ public^ assistance,^ including^ medical^ assistance
and^ housing^ subsidies,^ primarily^ because^ of^ the individual's^ status^ as^ recipient. Md.^ STATE^ GOVERNMENT Maryland^ Code^ Ann.^ §^20 ‐^705 Yes^ race,^ color,^ religion,^ sex,^ disability,^ marital
status,^ familial^ status,^ sexual^ orientation,^ or^ national
origin (6)^ race,^ religious^ creed,^ color,^ national^ origin,^ sex,
gender^ identity,^ sexual^ orientation,^ which^ shall^
not include persons whose sexual orientation involves minor children as the sex object age genetic Massachusetts^ ALM^ GL^ ch.^ 151B,^ §^4
include^ persons^ whose^ sexual^ orientation Yes involves^ minor^ children^ as^ the^ sex^ object,^ age,^ genetic information, ancestry, or marital status of^ such^ person^ or^ persons^ or^ because^ such^ person
is^ a^ veteran or^ member^ of^ the^ armed^ forces,^ or^ because^ such
person^ is^ blind,^ or^ hearing^ impaired^ or^ has^ any^ other handicap Michigan^ MCLS^ §^ 37.^
religion,^ race,^ color,^ national^ origin,^ age, Yes sex,^ familial^ status,^ or^ marital^ status^ of^ a^ person
or^ a^ person residing^ with^ that^ person Minnesota^ Minn.^ Stat.^ §^ 363A.^
race,^ color,^ creed,^ religion,^ national^ origin, Yes sex,^ marital^ status,^ status^ with^ regard^ to^ public^ assistance, disability,^ sexual^ orientation,^ or^ familial^ status Mississippi^ Miss.^ Code^ Ann.^ §^43 ‐^33 ‐^723
race,^ religious^ principles,^ color,^ sex,^ national^ origin,
ancestry^ or^ handicap^ by^ the^ corporation,^ any qualified^ sponsor,^ any^ lender,^ or^ any^ agent^ or^ employee
thereof^ in^ connection^ with^ any^ housing development^ or^ eligible^ loan.^ No^ person^ shall^ be
discriminated^ against^ because^ of^ age,^ nor^ shall^ any family^ be^ discriminated^ against^ because^ of^ children,
in^ admission^ to,^ or^ continuance^ of^ occupancy^ in, any^ housing^ project^ receiving^ assistance^ under^ this
article^ except^ for^ any^ housing^ project^ constructed under^ a^ program^ restricting^ occupancy^ to^ persons
sixty‐two^ (62)^ years^ of^ age^ or^ older^ and^ any^ directors of^ their^ immediate^ households^ or^ their^ occupant
surviving^ spouses. Missouri^ §^ 213.040^ R.S.Mo.^
race,^ color,^ religion,^ national^ origin,^ ancestry,^ sex,
disability,^ or^ familial^ status
Protected^ Classes^
Disclaimer:^ This^ is^ not^ intended^ for^ use^ as^ legal^ advice Per the Fair Housing Act protected^ classes^ include:^ race,^ color,^ national^ origin,
religion,^ sex,^ familial^ status,^ or^ handicap^ (disability) *^ Age^ is^ a^ protected^ class^ for^ any^ entity^ which^ receives
federal^ financial^ assistance^ under^ the^ Age^ Discrimination
Act^ of^1975 Statute^ Marital^ Status^ Description S.D.^ Codified^ Laws^ §^20 ‐^13 ‐ South Dakota race,^20
color,^ creed,^ religion,^ sex,^ ancestry,^ disability,^ familial
status,^ or^ national^ origin Tennessee^ Tenn.^ Code^ Ann.^ §^4 ‐^21 ‐^601
race,^ color,^ creed,^ religion,^ sex,^ disability,^ familial
status^ or^ national^ origin Texas^ Tex.^ Prop.^ Code^ §^ 301.^
race,^ color,^ religion,^ sex,^ familial^ status,^ or^ national
origin Utah^ Code^ Ann.^ §^57 ‐^21 ‐5, Utah^ Utah^ Code^ Ann.^ §^57 ‐^21 ‐^2 race,^ color,^ religion,^ sex,^ national^ origin, Yes familial^ status,^ source^ of^ income,^ or^ disability;^ The
protections afforded^ against^ discrimination^ on^ the^ basis^ of^ familial
status^ shall^ apply^ to^ any^ person^ who^ is^ a^ single individual. Vermont^^9 V.S.A.^ §^4503
race,^ sex,^ sexual^ orientation,^ gender^ Yes identity,^ age,^ marital^ status,^ religious^ creed,^ color,
national^ origin, or^ handicap^ of^ a^ person,^ or^ because^ a^ person^ intends
to^ occupy^ a^ dwelling^ with^ one^ or^ more^ minor children,^ or^ because^ a^ person^ is^ a^ recipient^ of^ public
assistance Virginia^ Va.^ Code^ Ann.^ §^36 ‐96.^
race,^ color,^ religion,^ national^ origin,^ sex,^ elderliness,
or^ familial^ status Rev.^ Code^ Wash.^ (ARCW)^ §^ Washington sex,^ marital^ status,^ sexual^ orientation, Yes race,^ creed,^ color,^ national^ origin,^ families^ with^
children^ status, h^ bl^ di^ h^ d^ t^ ilit^ t t^
th^ f^ t l^ h^ i^ l Washington^ 49.60.^
Yes^ honorably^ discharged^ veteran^ or^ military
status,^ the^ presence^ of^ any^ sensory,^ mental,^ or^
physical disability,^ or^ the^ use^ of^ a^ trained^ dog^ guide^ or^ service
animal^ by^ a^ person^ with^ a^ disability West^ Virginia^ W.^ Va.^ Code^ §^5 ‐11A‐^5
race,^ color,^ religion,^ ancestry,^ sex,^ familial^ status,
blindness,^ handicap^ or^ national^ origin Wisconsin^ Wis.^ Stat.^ §^ 106.^
sex,^ race,^ color,^ sexual^ orientation,^ disability, Yes religion,^ national^ origin,^ marital^ status,^ family^ status, status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault,^ or^ stalking,^ lawful^ source^ of^ income,^ age, ancestry Wyo.^ Stat.^ §^6 ‐^9 ‐101,^ Wyo. Wyoming^ Stat.^ §^6 ‐^9 ‐^102 race,^ religion,^ color,^ sex^ or^ national^ origin
