2-17 Discrimination in the Representation of Available Dwellings

A. Owners must not purposely provide false information to applicants about the availability of units that limits the living options of prospective tenants based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin of the applicant or persons associated with the applicant.

B. Examples of such prohibited actions include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Indicating by words or actions that an available unit has already been rented;

2. Using deeds, trusts, or other lease requirements to keep a potential tenant from renting an available unit;

3. Refusing to inform interested individuals, either verbally or through actions, that suitably priced units are available to be rented; and

4. Providing false or inaccurate information about the availability of units to anyone, (including discrimination testers), regardless of whether the person is actually looking for housing.