…and still be in full compliance with fair housing if you make reference in your advertising that you have “walk-in closets” or that your residents can “walk to the bus stop” or that your community is within “walking distance” of fine dining. Lately I have been hearing “we cannot say ‘walk’ as this is against fair housing and disability for people in wheelchairs”. Recently someone even frantically asked our company to immediately change their online ad with us because of this. While I appreciate the concern (and the general awareness that fair housing laws are out there), “walk” is just fine. Breath deeply, relax and advertise accordingly. And if I haven’t convinced you that this is OK, I bet HUD can convince you. So go to HUD.gov and check out their fair housing info and you will find the memo from January 1995 (this is not a typo – “walk” was deemed OK 16 years ago!). And I quote: Advertisements containing descriptions of properties (great view, fourth-floor walk-up, walk-in closets), services or facilities (jogging trails), or neighborhoods (walk to bus-stop) do not
violate the Act. So there! J If you can’t find the memo, I can email it to you. Reach out to me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. And while we are at it, Jewish people can sleep under cathedral ceilings and visually impaired folks can have Venetian blinds.