South Holland — Ch. 8.5 Housing § 8.5-62
Discrimination in membership or services
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It shall be unlawful to deny any person access to or membership or participation in any multiple-listing service, real estate brokers' organization or other service, organization, or facility relating to the business of selling or renting dwellings or to discriminate against any person in the terms or conditions of such access, membership or participation because of race, color, religion, sex, physical or mental disability, familial status, marital status, national origin, or age. Prohibited actions under this section include, but are not limited to: (1) Setting different fees for access to or membership in a multiple listing service based on race, color, religion, sex, physical or mental disability, familial status, marital status, national origin, or age; (2) Denying or limiting benefits accruing to members in a real estate brokers' organization because of race, color, religion, sex, mental or physical disability, familial status, marital status, marital status, national origin, or age; (3) Imposing different standards or criteria for membership in real estate or rental organizations based on race, color, religion, sex, mental or physical disability, familial status, marital status, national origin, or age; (4) Establishing board or multi-listing service boundaries, residence or office, location or other membership requirements which have the effect of excluding persons from membership because of race, color, religion, sex, physical or mental disability, familial status, marital status, national origin, or age; (5) Refusing to hire or contract with any person because of race, color, religion, sex, physical or mental disability, familial status, marital status, national origin, or age.
South Holland Ch. 8.5 § 8.5-62 prohibits real estate–related organizations — including multiple-listing services and brokers' associations — from denying access, membership, or participation to any person based on protected characteristics such as race, religion, sex, disability, familial status, marital status, national origin, or age. The rule also bars differential treatment in fees, membership standards, benefit access, geographic boundary-drawing, and hiring or contracting decisions when those distinctions are tied to any of those protected characteristics. In short, the provision requires that all persons be treated equally when seeking to participate in the professional infrastructure of the housing market.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Property owners and managers who participate in multiple-listing services or real estate brokers' organizations should be aware that South Holland Ch. 8.5 § 8.5-62 extends fair-housing obligations beyond individual transactions into the organizational level. Compliant operators generally apply uniform membership fees, standards, and benefit structures regardless of any member's or applicant's protected characteristics. Organizations that set geographic boundaries or office-location requirements should ensure those criteria do not function to exclude participants on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, marital status, national origin, or age.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
South Holland Ch. 8.5 § 8.5-62 establishes that individuals have a right to equal access to the professional organizations and services that facilitate the buying and renting of housing, free from discrimination based on protected characteristics. If a person believes they have been denied membership, charged different fees, or otherwise treated unequally by a real estate organization in violation of this section, general enforcement paths include filing a complaint with the relevant local or state fair-housing authority or consulting a tenant-rights or fair-housing organization for guidance. Documenting any differential treatment — such as written communications about fees or membership criteria — is commonly useful when pursuing such a complaint.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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