Tenants, rental applicants, homebuyers, homeowners and condominium owners are protected from housing discrimination. The federal Fair Housing Act (FHA) provides protection, equal opportunity, and discrimination free housing on the basis of: race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and familial status. The WA Law Against Discrimination (WLAD) gives additional housing protections for marital status, sexual orientation / gender identity, and veteran / military status. If you pass a housing provider’s screening criteria, and are able to pay the deposits, rent and associated fees advertised, you should be free to choose the housing that best suits you and/or your family.

The FHA and WLAD cover all parts of a housing transaction: housing search; application and screening; rental, sale, and mortgage contracts; property insurance; terms and conditions of tenancy; lease renewal, termination of tenancy and eviction.