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Fair Housing Word Checker

Paste a listing description, social caption or episode description. The checker highlights words and phrases that may state a preference based on a protected class under the federal Fair Housing Act, explains why, and suggests wording that describes the property instead of the people.

A helper, not legal advice.

It checks 62 groups of phrases from federal fair-housing guidance and published MLS and fair-housing-agency word lists. State and local laws add protected classes (for example source of income), and context matters more than any word list. When in doubt, ask your broker.

Your text

Checked as you type. Your text stays in this browser tab and is not saved or sent anywhere.

Result

Paste some text to check it.

    How to use it

    1. Paste your listing remarks, social caption, flyer copy or podcast episode description.
    2. Read each highlighted phrase. Avoid means the phrase states a preference or limitation based on a protected class, or a source names it. Check means it can read that way depending on context.
    3. Swap in the suggested wording, which describes the property, its features and its location instead of who should live there.
    4. Have your broker review anything you're unsure about before it goes live.

    How it works

    The checker matches your text against a list of phrases drawn from the Fair Housing Act's advertising rule (42 U.S.C. 3604(c) and 24 CFR 100.75), HUD's 1995 advertising guidance, the former HUD word list in 24 CFR part 109 and published MLS and fair-housing-agency word lists. Each result links to its source.

    HUD no longer publishes an official word list: the part 109 list was removed in 1996, and the 1995 guidance memo is no longer on HUD's website. The law itself is about preferences and limitations, not specific words, so a clean result doesn't guarantee compliance and a flag doesn't mean a violation. It also includes some phrases (like "master bedroom") that the federal guidance says are fine, so you can see when a common worry doesn't apply.

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