This Guide is designed to identify fair housing issues and approaches for seniors housing properties, including senior apartments, independent living, assisted living and continuing care retirement communities. Subjects include federal statutory, regulatory, and case law dealing with discrimination on the basis of age, health care status/disability, religion, income and race. Typical operational situations for retirement communities, such as advertising, screening and acceptance of residents, access of occupants to facilities and services at the community, and relocation of residents are identified and discussed.

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