It is illegal to discriminate because of familial status in the sale, rental, or financing of dwellings, and in other housing-related transactions.

Familial status covers the following:

• families with children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians;

• pregnant women; and
• people securing custody of children under the age of 18

Examples of such discrimination include:

• Housing advertisements stating that children are not wanted
• Charging families higher rent or related fees because they have a child
• Restricting families with children to one area of a building or complex
• Denying housing to families or evicting them because they have a child
• Administering rules and procedures that unfairly target families with children
• Denying a mortgage because a person is pregnant or takes maternity leave
• Charging a higher interest rate because a person is pregnant or takes maternity leave