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Protected Classes Under Fair Housing Laws

IT IS ILLEGAL TO DISCRIMINATE IN ANY HOUSING TRANSACTION AGAINST ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:

Protected Classes in Local Communities:

  1. Don’t forget! –Make sure to check with the local communities you’re working in to see if they have additional protected classes.

Code of Ethics, Article 10:

REALTORS® shall not deny equal professional services to any person for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status,  national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity. Realtors® shall not be parties to any plan or agreement to discriminate against a person or persons on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity. (Amended 1/14)

Realtors®, in their real estate employment practices, shall not discriminate against any person or persons on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity. (Amended 1/14)