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dishwashersafe t1_it7aseg wrote

Reply to comment by Dextrous456 in Proposal would ban more than 3 college students from living together in Providence by GhostOpera406

Makes sense! What about occupation or age? Those seems like closer parallels. Are they not protected in a legal sense? Can a neighborhood legally decide "we're a 55+ community now" and everyone younger isn't allowed to renew their lease? Can a neighborhood legally say no factory workers are allowed anymore because they're ruining the character of the white collar neighborhood? Maybe the answer is "yes", but I feel like it shouldn't be!

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Dextrous456 t1_it982un wrote

Age is definitely a protected category. I don't know how 55+ communities get away with it, tbh.

There are also different rules depending on whether you are a landlord-owner-resident or a landlord who doesn't live in the building. Most building over 3 units have stricter requirements, too.

Here's some detail.

The employment* and public accommodations statutes prohibit discrimination based on race, color, sex (including pregnancy and sexual harassment), disability, ancestral origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression and age. The credit statute, in addition to prohibiting discrimination on these bases, also prohibits discrimination based on marital status, familial status, military status, and association with members of a protected class. The housing statute covers all of the previously mentioned areas in addition to status as a victim of domestic abuse, housing status, and lawful source of income.

http://www.richr.ri.gov/about/index.php

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