Steering code words / Fair Housing phrase guide
"like-minded neighbors" 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
Phrases about the "right" or "like-minded" people describe residents, not the property. Under the ordinary-reader standard, readers may hear a preference.
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 steer-like-minded, ListingLint rules v2026.10.1.