It is illegal to discriminate on the basis of sex in the sale, rental, financing of dwellings, and in other housing-related transactions.

Examples of such discrimination include:

• Applying different terms and conditions of housing because of sex
• Denying a housing application, a dwelling, or evicting persons because of sex
• Steering or restricting persons to one area of a building or complex based on sex
• Housing advertisements stating that persons preferred or not wanted because of sex
• Refusing to rent to a person who resists the landlord's sexual advances or to make life difficult for a tenant who has resisted such advances

Sexual Harassment

It is illegal to deny or limit services or facilities in connection with the sale or rental of a dwelling because a person failed or refused to provide sexual favors. Sexual harassment claims include:

• Making a sexual demand on a resident in order for that resident to get needed maintenance on the apartment, to get a rent concession, or to avoid an eviction; and
• A "hostile environment" claim, which can give rise to claims concerning the psychological well-being of a resident who can demonstrate such a situation.

Examples of such discrimination include:

• Refusing to rent to a person who resists the landlord's sexual advances or to make life difficult for a tenant who has resisted such advances.
• The landlord tells you he'll only keep renting to you if you go on a date with him.
• A maintenance person comes to fix your sink and makes sexual jokes, comments, and gestures to you while there.
• Your property manager tells you, "I'll take $100 off your rent-if you."