http://chicagoeviction.com/2013/01/refresher-on-ev...Domestic violence/ Elder abuse:http://www.illinoislegalaid.org/index.cfm?

heh, i'm always worried about this situations as i'm a pet admirer myself and do find them so invaluable to wellness especially for the elderly, the disabled, and a few other niches like seizure predictions, etc. ditto for horticulture/gardening but fortunately houseplants dont normally cause any damages or liabilities like a tenants' lethal dog bites suddenly becoming the liability of the landlord as certain court cases in america have actually found (the landlord to be the statutory owner responsible for the dog's damages). i couldn't decide whether to put a 2M or 250M price tag on a toddler's loss of life, my bad in the story line!

Same thing goes for elderly tenants and their kids, the adult child may or may not guarantee the lease, but they get a key and permission because I don't do health and welfare checks, the kids can or the cops or paramedics can.

I did tax preparation for low income and elderly this past January - April. 

It's clear that anyone who doesn't speak English will be viewed under the light of national origin, I covered that, how language is an obvious indicator of someone who ain't from here.It would be similar to say I don't rent to people who wear diapers due to health hazards of the diaper, well, that person is a baby, that relates to age discrimination, if it's an elderly adult you're obviously hitting on a physical issue they have, another area of discrimination.

Not that I am into that side of things as I have a property manager, however I have heard of others using it.legally, wouldnt 'play' with excuses to discriminate (ie, telling families their reference check didn't clear meanwhile 'preferring' studens for the unit or house) unless there was a bona-fide loophole to do so (ie, a statute allowing for an owner to Prefer Students for their Rental House because the owner is also a student living in the house). that's simply a risk i would not want to take unless i had a legit, legal reason for preferring students over any other family status for my rental house. labelling a rental property as 'Student Rental House' could have repercussions if not planned legally; ie back in college i stayed in 'Student Housing' but it was Off-Campus Housing OWNED by the university; i've never come across 'Student Housing' rentals unless it was a frat/sorority house or one owned or officially associated with local educational institutions. would love to see a loophole in your jurisdicton that allows for independent rental unit(s) to be dedicated to specifically students. ie, u could make a strong argument that for a 2 family house, the students in one unit might seem too noisy for a quiet, sensitive elderly coulple already living right below or smack next to them - or vice versa.good luck and by the way i do like the idea of what you are doing: at least considering mixed housing although yea there could be a conflict of interest and perhaps that could be your argument for preferring students since students might party often as compared to say, elderly families i guess?

I had one tenant (an elderly woman) give me a hug when i told her i was raising her rent by $25/ month, she expected a larger raise when i bought the property. 

I had a very elderly woman in the building I managed, and if I didn't see her for quite a while, I'd worry that she'd died in her apartment. 

Hi everyone, I have a issue that came up this week.I got a call from DHS stating that an elderly tenant of mine had been moved to a "home" as she was not able to take care of herself.

Is the complaining tenant elderly?