Do I have to rent to roommates? How about families with children? Pet owners? Smokers?
There are seven protected classes according to Federal and State housing laws. These protected classes include: Race, Religion, Color, National Origin, Sex, Handicap, and Familial Status (children under 18). You are not required to rent to smokers, pet owners, roommates, etc. However, you may want to consider renting to tenants with pets as 80% of all tenants have them.