Familial status is a protected class according to that law, along with national origin, race, religion, disability, sex or handicap.

@Brooklyn Au Thats why I have mine prepared by an attorney

http://www.foxnews.com/real-estate/2017/05/04/sex-...

I'm not OK with a sex offender living next to my kids or anyone else's.

During due diligence on a property, I noticed that the SF home next door to the property of interest houses a sex offender.

Through internet search I found out one resident is a registered sex offender - this might explain why rents are higher than average - the owner looked the other way.  

@Brant Jones Queensland, AU is a great place to invest for buy then put it on hold.

I went with a cop who surveyed the place and found TVs with scratched off serial numbers, a preponderance of sex paraphernalia, and recreational drugs, but no sign of a break in.

@Aaron Nelson - I think I ended up getting like ~15 applications in the first 4 days, of which 8 met the basic criteria I was looking for (income 3X rent, 650+ credit score, no sex offenders). 3 of them eventually submitted an application and I would have rented to any of them without hesitation.After I got that many, I shut down my Craigslist ad and just screened the applicants until I found my best candidates, then went first come-first served.

Off and on I've looked at properties near AU.