What Words Are Not Fair Housing Compliant?

It's important when writing any form of content for apartments that we remain fair-housing compliant. We have compiled a list of words or phrases that can and cannot be used. Keep in mind this list is not all-inclusive. If you ever have any questions or doubts, reach out to your Repli account manager. 

 

Acceptable	Caution	Unacceptable
Accessible Alcohol, no  assistance animals only  bedrooms, (number of)  bus, near  convalescent home  convenient to  credit check required  den  desirable neighborhood  domestic quarters  drugs, no  drug use, no  Equal Housing Opportunity  family, great for  family room  fixer-upper  golf course, near  great view  guest house  handicap accessible  hobby farm  kids welcome  luxury townhouse  master bedroom  membership available  (neighborhood name)  nice  nursery  nursing home places of worship near play area  privacy  private driveway  private entrance  private property  private setting  public transportation, near  quality construction  quiet  quiet neighborhood  references required responsible  (school district)  (school name)  seasonal rates  secluded  security provided  senior discount*  single family home  sleeping area(s),  smoking, no  (square feet) Townhouse traditional style  tranquil setting  verifiable income  view of  view, with  wheelchair accessible  winter rental rates	55 and older community*  62 and older*  active  bachelor  bachelor pad  close to country club, near  Couple couples only  curfew  exclusive  executive  female(s) only  female roommate  gay(s), no  (gender)  golden agers only*  handicap handyman’ s dream  heterosexual  homosexual  ideal for…  lesbian(s), no  male(s) only  male roommate  man, men only  membership approval required  Mormon Temple  mother-in-law apt.  nanny’ s room  near  newlyweds  one person  older person*  perfect for…  person(s), (number of)  play area, no  prestigious  quality neighborhood  restricted  retired  retiree(s)*  retirement home*  Section 8, no  secure  seeking same  senior(s)*  senior citizen(s)*  senior housing*  (sex or gender)  shrine  singles only  single person  single woman, man  sophisticated  straight only  student(s)  students, no  temple  traditional  two people  walking distance to…  woman, women only	able-bodied  adult community*  adult living*  adults only*  adult park*  African  agile  AIDS  alcoholics, no  American Indian  Appalachian  blind, no  board approval required  Catholic  Caucasian  Chicano  children, no  child(ren), (number of)  Christian  colored  crippled, no  church  deaf, no  disabled, not suitable for  drinker(s), no  employed, must be  empty nesters*  English only  (Ethnicity) (ethnic references)  golden agers*  group homes, no  handicapped, not suitable for  healthy only  HIV  impaired, no integrated  landlord, (description)  Married mature couple*  mature individual*  mature person(s)*  membership approval required  mentally disabled,  no mentally ill, no  Mexican-American migrant workers, no  (nationality)  Negro  non-drinkers  non-smokers  older person(s)*  one child  Oriental  parish  park rules,  must comply with  physically fit only  preferred community  quiet tenant(s)  (religious references)  responsible  retarded, no  safe neighborhood seasonal workers, no  senior discount*  smoker(s), no  Social Security Insurance (SSI), no  tenant(s), description of  two people  unemployed,  no white, white only