Disability / Fair Housing phrase guide
Is "no service animals" a Fair Housing violation in a listing?
Avoid Flagged as high risk: most word lists put this on the avoid side.
Why
Assistance animals are a disability accommodation, not pets. Excluding them in an ad is an explicit disability limitation.
Safer wording
- assistance animals accommodated as required by law
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- HUD advertising regulation, 24 CFR § 100.75
- Fair Housing Advertising Word and Phrase List (New York Press Assn.; source: Oklahoma Press Assn.)
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Not legal advice. Word lists can't judge context, and laws differ by state and city. Rule dis-service-animals, ListingLint rules v2026.10.1.