Fair Housing and Advertising

[Marc Freislinger]

We have properties in parts of town where English is not spoken in every home. Is it a violation to say in advertising what languages we can speak, for instance, "hablamos español," or "ونحن نتكلم العربية?" I see these on signs all the time. But what about the opposite? Telling people in a predominantly Indian neighborhood that you don't speak Hindi? Or can you say something to the effect of, "please call with an english/spanish/arabic speaking translator?"

Where can you draw the line? We'll rent to anyone, but we can't rent to you if we can't talk to you, can we?