Does preferring single tenants violate the Fair Housing Act?

[James H.]

Hypothetically, my property manager and I have discussed recent applications for my single family home. We feel that a single tenant would be less wear and tear long term than a family with kids. But... would that be considered discrimination under the Fair Housing Act (which disallows discrimination against children)? For the purposes of this discussion, let's pretend the single person applied before the family, and we feel both are "qualified". Again... hypothetically, of course.