Current Version
| Region | Florida |
| Issue | LGBT housing discrimination |
| Status | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | Jan 28, 1977 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | On the federal level, individuals are protected from housing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in HUD housing programs, shelters and other HUD-funded providers. On the state level, local non discrimination ordinances provides protections from housing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. |
| Sources | https://www.hud.gov/news/hud-no-25-026 http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/non_discrimination_ordinances |
Revision History (10)
edited by mineszilla. First ordinance is made in 1977
Helpful?
0 | Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Start Date | (unknown) | Jan 28, 1977 |
edited by mineszilla. Nondiscrimination ordinances contains protections from housing discrimination.
Helpful?
0 | Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | No protections | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | No protections | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | Dec 16, 2014 | (unknown) |
| Description | Florida has no known protections for LGBTQ people looking for housing or people who have housing. As of 2020, there was a bill that was in motion for LGBTQ people for housing but it died in the Civil Justice Subcommittee. | On the federal level, individuals are protected from housing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in HUD housing programs, shelters and other HUD-funded providers. On the state level, local non discrimination ordinances provides protections from housing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. |
Show Difference | ||
| Sources | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/161 https://www.aclufl.org/en/legislation/prohibiting-lgbtq-discrimination-housing-employment-and-public-accommodations-0 | https://www.hud.gov/news/hud-no-25-026 http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/non_discrimination_ordinances |
Show Difference | ||
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Congress has yet to pass a housing discrimination law in florida, meaning that someone could legally get away with refusing to sell someone a house just because they’re gay. | Florida has no known protections for LGBTQ people looking for housing or people who have housing. As of 2020, there was a bill that was in motion for LGBTQ people for housing but it died in the Civil Justice Subcommittee. |
Show Difference | ||
| Sources | https://www.eqfl.org/Discrimination | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/161 https://www.aclufl.org/en/legislation/prohibiting-lgbtq-discrimination-housing-employment-and-public-accommodations-0 |
Show Difference | ||
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "In January 2021, the Florida agency that enforces state civil rights law affirmed that discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations based on sexual orientation and gender identity is illegal in the state of Florida.
https://www.eqfl.org/lgbtq-protections"
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | (REMOVED) | No protections |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | No protections |
| Description | Full state housing discrimination protections pending. City Housing discrimination protections only. | Congress has yet to pass a housing discrimination law in florida, meaning that someone could legally get away with refusing to sell someone a house just because they’re gay. |
Show Difference | ||
| Sources | http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/FL https://www.thespruce.com/florida-fair-housing-law-protected-classes-155926 | https://www.eqfl.org/Discrimination |
Show Difference | ||
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Sources | http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/FL | http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/FL https://www.thespruce.com/florida-fair-housing-law-protected-classes-155926 |
Show Difference | ||
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | No protections | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | No protections | Ambiguous |
| End Date | Jun 8, 2018 | Jul 16, 2018 |
| Description | Full state housing discrimination protections pending. | Full state housing discrimination protections pending. City Housing discrimination protections only. |
Show Difference | ||