Title: Establishes Source-of-Income Housing Non-Discrimination Policy
Signed by Governor Jay Inslee
Title: Establishes Source-of-Income Housing Non-Discrimination Policy
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits landlords from discriminating against tenants based on source of income, effective September 30, 2018.
Prohibits landlords, based on source of income, from engaging in practices including, but not limited to, the following (Sec. 1):
Refusal to lease or rent to a tenant;
Expulsion or eviction of a tenant;
Discrimination in terms, conditions, or fees;
Intimidation of individuals due to exercising rights guaranteed by this act; and
Representation that a unit is not available when it is in fact available.
Defines “source of income” as any legal source of income including, but not limited to, the following (Sec. 1):
Housing assistance;
Emergency rental assistance;
Veterans benefits;
Social security; and
Supplemental security income.
Title: Establishes Source-of-Income Housing Non-Discrimination Policy
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits landlords from discriminating against tenants based on source of income, effective September 30, 2018.
Prohibits landlords, based on source of income, from engaging in practices including, but not limited to, the following (Sec. 1):
Refusal to lease or rent to a tenant;
Expulsion or eviction of a tenant;
Discrimination in terms, conditions, or fees;
Intimidation of individuals due to exercising rights guaranteed by this act; and
Representation that a unit is not available when it is in fact available.
Defines “source of income” as any legal source of income including, but not limited to, the following (Sec. 1):
Housing assistance;
Emergency rental assistance;
Veterans benefits;
Social security; and
Supplemental security income.
Title: Establishes Source-of-Income Housing Non-Discrimination Policy
Title: Establishes Source-of-Income Housing Non-Discrimination Policy