Members will not discriminate against potential or actual borrowers based on their sex, age, race, sexual orientation or religion.3.

We are becoming increasingly desensitized by the sex, violence, and immorality we are bombarded with on a daily basis from the "entertainment" industry.

Of course, I would not be declining anyone based on age/sex/race/religion.

In various locales you can be listed because you were 18 and had consensual sex with a 17y.o., or because you were seen urinating in a secluded alley or other mundane reasons a lot of citizens do not even consider a real crime.

We also do checks online for sex offenders as well.

Then tonight I was checking the sex offender registry for the area (i have two small children, I like to know if a registered offender lives near me and where).

It doesn't take into account your age, sex, height, weight, heartbeat, or other important factors.

Under federal law, individuals seeking housing may not be discriminated against based on their race, color, religion, sex, ancestral origin, familial status or disability. 2 Rhode Island’s fair housing laws are more comprehensive than their federal counterparts.

If the landlord is adamant about circumventing offensive, foul, disruptive and etc... odors, not renting to thugs/felons, sex offenders, and any other "preferences" is by being more active and thorough in screening which can be as legally intensive as he/she wishes although they will be walking that thin line!

Link: http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/doj-settles-fair-lending-case-against-au-25772/From what I can tell from the court case, they were NOT seller financing.From the article: The amended complaint alleged that there was a “statistically significant” disparity between the dealer markups charged to Asian and non-Asian borrowers; many of the non-Asian borrowers were Hispanic.