Sex, incl. sexual orientation & gender identity / Fair Housing phrase guide
"bachelor pad" 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
"Bachelor pad" is on the caution lists. HUD's memo allows "bachelor apartment" only as a physical description of a unit type.
Safer wording
- studio
- compact apartment
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- HUD "Achtenberg memo": Guidance Regarding Advertisements Under §804(c), Jan. 9, 1995
- CRMLS Fair Housing Word & Phrase List (Apr. 2021)
- 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 sex-bachelor-pad, ListingLint rules v2026.10.1.