Discrimination

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This website provides information on renting for residency in Lexington, Kentucky. Renting laws change from city to city, and from state to state. You should NOT assume any of the information provided in this website applies to an area outside of Lexington.

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DISCRIMINATION

A landlord is not legally allowed to discriminate against a tenant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status or handicap in the advertising for an apartment, the leasing of an apartment, or in the services provided by the landlord.

Discrimination includes:

Denial of housing to an individual on the basis of the above-listed categories.
Charging different rents or deposits on the basis of the above-listed categories.
Requiring different lengths of a lease term on the basis of the above-listed categories.
Establishing different lease conditions on the basis of the above-listed categories.
Racial, ethnic, religious or sexual harassment.
Evicting under standards not applied to tenants of another race, national origin, etc.

A landlord must allow a disabled person to make reasonable modifications (at the expense of the disabled person) to the apartment and the common areas of the property, to provide that person the full enjoyment of the premises.

If you believe that your landlord, or a prospective landlord, has discriminated against you, or you would like more information, contact the LFUCG Human Rights Commission.