Familial status / Fair Housing phrase guide
"great for families" in a real estate listing: Fair Housing caution
Caution Flagged as a caution: it often reads as a preference for, or against, a group of people.
Why
The sources split here: the NYPA and CRMLS lists accept "great for family", while LIBOR lists "Family, great for" as prohibited and "Perfect for…" as caution. Describing the space avoids the question entirely.
Safer wording
Describe the property, not the people: rewrite this part by hand.
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- Long Island Board of REALTORS®: Fair Housing Advertising Word and Phrase Guidelines (Mar. 2025)
- Fair Housing Advertising Word and Phrase List (New York Press Assn.; source: Oklahoma Press Assn.)
- CRMLS Fair Housing Word & Phrase List (Apr. 2021)
Related phrases
Not legal advice. Word lists can't judge context, and laws differ by state and city. Rule fam-for-families, ListingLint rules v2026.10.1.