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Refusing Housing Vouchers Is Source of Income Discrimination

Manufactured Housing Communities of Oregon

On the national level, while landlords won roughly two of every three cases in 2023, the most significant fair housing case of the year was a landlord loss. It involved what is rapidly becoming a major source of fair housing litigation, namely, source of income discrimination, which occurs when a landlord excludes an applicant or tenant who has the money to pay rent because of where that money comes from.

      Although source of income isn’t a protected class under the FHA, the contention is that excluding recipients of child support, Section 8 vouchers, un