67 WORDS TO EXCLUDE FROM LISTINGS
It is important for Household Real Estate agents, to abide by Fair Housing rules and not use any words in listings that could be considered discriminatory.
The list below was the product of a negotiated settlement and not a court ruling. Therefore, there may exist words that could be considered discriminant that are not included in this list:
able bodied
adult living
adult community
adults only
African
agile
alcoholics, no
Asian
bachelor
blacks, no
board approval required
Catholic
Caucasian
Chicano
Chinese
children, no
colored
couple
couples only
crippled, no deaf, no
drinkers, no
employed, must be
empty nesters
(ethnic references)
handicapped, not for
healthy only
Hispanic
impaired, no
independent living
Indian
Irish
integrated
Jewish
landlord (description of)
Latino
married
mature couple
mature individual
mature person(s) membership approval required
mentally handicapped, no
mentally ill, no
Mexican-American
Mormon Temple
mosque
(nationality)
newlyweds
(# of) children
older person(s)
one child
one person
Oriental
physically fit
Polish
Puerto Rican
retarded, no
seasonal worker, no
shrine
singles only
single person
smoker(s), no
Soc. Sec. Ins. (SSI), no
tenant (description of)
unemployed, no
white
white only
9/2016: Additionally, the use of
“family home” is strongly
discouraged.
Source: Conciliation Agreement & MLS, (REALTOR.org, Nov. 1995).
For more information on Fair Housing Laws, visit: HUD.gov Fair Housing Laws