Disability / Fair Housing phrase guide
Is "no canes" a Fair Housing violation in a listing?
Avoid Flagged as high risk: most word lists put this on the avoid side.
Why
Excluding mobility aids is an explicit exclusion based on disability, the same as "no wheelchairs".
Safer wording
Describe the property, not the people: rewrite this part by hand.
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- HUD "Achtenberg memo": Guidance Regarding Advertisements Under §804(c), Jan. 9, 1995
- HUD advertising regulation, 24 CFR § 100.75
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Not legal advice. Word lists can't judge context, and laws differ by state and city. Rule dis-mobility-aids, ListingLint rules v2026.10.1.