If you go to a website where people can post homes or apartments for rent, it’s not uncommon to see an advertisement that says “No Section 8”. This means that the landlord is saying that they will not accept a lawful source of income that is government-issued to pay for rent. This is illegal, depending on the jurisdiction.

For more information, please go to: https://cunninghampllc.com/blog/what-is-source-of-income-discrimination/

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"Special purpose credit programs, which target credit to historically underserved communities and communities still living with the legacies of past discrimination, can also help alleviate homeownership inequities. ... In the 1950s, many white families took advantage of favorable lending terms that facilitated first-time home purchases — opportunities explicitly denied to families of color, which directly contributed to the inequities of the present."

See more on how HUD is addressing the legacies of discrimination at https://www.huduser.gov/portal/pdredge/pdr-edge-featd-article-111423.html

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