Feds Hit Las Vegas HOA with Charge of Discriminating Against Families with Children

Every once in awhile, after being fed up with complaints about unruly teenager behavior, a board jokingly asks me “can we exclude teenagers from the community?”  They’re often surprised when I answer yes, the Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995 (“HOPA”) allows communities to restrict its housing to persons who are 55 and older.  If an association qualifies under HOPA, it is exempted from the Fair Housing Act’s prohibition on discriminating against families with children.  Read our full blog post on discriminating against families with children.