The Kentucky Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination on the bases of color, disability, familial status, national origin, race, religion and sex in the sale, rental and financing of housing.
Among the practices prohibited by law, it is illegal to: refuse to sell, rent, lease or exchange real estate because of discrimination; deny a reasonable accommodation to a renter with a disability; coerce, intimidate, threaten or interfere with a person’s enjoyment of his or her home because of discrimination; communicate that a property is unavailable when it is available; communicate that the racial makeup of a neighborhood may change or cause property values to go down or make other similar false and misleading statements; publish advertising that states a preference of one person over another based on discrimination; discriminate in the grant, rates, terms, conditions or services of financial assistance in real estate transactions; discriminate in the making or purchase of loans; discriminate in terms, conditions or privileges of housing-related insurance ; deny access or restrict membership of multiple-listing services or real estate organizations for discriminatory reasons.
Posting Requirements
A person or entity engaging in real estate or real estate related transactions shall post and maintain the Kentucky Fair Housing Poster at each location where services are regularly performed. It must be posted in easily-accessible and well lighted places for the customer to view. (104 KAR 1:010).