Familial status / Fair Housing phrase guide
Is "ideal for young families" a Fair Housing violation in a listing?
Avoid Flagged as high risk: most word lists put this on the avoid side.
Why
Says the home is for one kind of household (and implies an age). HUD's memo bars stating a preference based on familial status, and "ideal for…/perfect for…" is on the caution lists. This is the kind of line AI writers produce constantly. Describe the space, not who should live there.
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
- 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.)
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Not legal advice. Word lists can't judge context, and laws differ by state and city. Rule fam-young-families, ListingLint rules v2026.10.1.