• jaybone@lemmy.zip
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    10 hours ago

    In the US, many mobile home communities require tenants be over the age of 55.

    I’ve seen weird rules too, like 50% of the household must be over 55. So like if your spouse is younger but you are older than that is okay. This pretty effectively does a good job of restricting children just based on math and family dynamic without explicitly stating “no kids”.

    One of my parents used to live in such a community. It was quiet as hell at night.

    So restrictions like that are clearly legal and not considered ageism. (I might have considered living in that same community if I were old enough.) But apparently restricting children would be illegal?

    • CosmicTurtle0 [he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      7 hours ago

      Fair housing act makes it illegal to deny housing or charge more based on having children.

      Senior aged restricted housing is legal because seniors vote. The exception is a different law and explicitly makes it okay.