Current Version
| Region | Florida |
| Issue | LGBT housing discrimination |
| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | Dec 16, 2014 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Florida has no known protections for LGBTQ people looking for housing or people who have housing. As of 2020, there was a bill that was in motion for LGBTQ people for housing but it died in the Civil Justice Subcommittee. |
| Sources | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/161 https://www.aclufl.org/en/legislation/prohibiting-lgbtq-discrimination-housing-employment-and-public-accommodations-0 |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "In January 2021, the Florida agency that enforces state civil rights law affirmed that discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations based on sexual orientation and gender identity is illegal in the state of Florida.
https://www.eqfl.org/lgbtq-protections"
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Revision History (8)
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| Description | Congress has yet to pass a housing discrimination law in florida, meaning that someone could legally get away with refusing to sell someone a house just because they’re gay. | Florida has no known protections for LGBTQ people looking for housing or people who have housing. As of 2020, there was a bill that was in motion for LGBTQ people for housing but it died in the Civil Justice Subcommittee. |
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| Sources | https://www.eqfl.org/Discrimination | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/161 https://www.aclufl.org/en/legislation/prohibiting-lgbtq-discrimination-housing-employment-and-public-accommodations-0 |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | No protections |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Description | Full state housing discrimination protections pending. City Housing discrimination protections only. | Congress has yet to pass a housing discrimination law in florida, meaning that someone could legally get away with refusing to sell someone a house just because they’re gay. |
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| Sources | http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/FL https://www.thespruce.com/florida-fair-housing-law-protected-classes-155926 | https://www.eqfl.org/Discrimination |
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| Sources | http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/FL | http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/FL https://www.thespruce.com/florida-fair-housing-law-protected-classes-155926 |
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| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Value | No protections | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| End Date | Jun 8, 2018 | Jul 16, 2018 |
| Description | Full state housing discrimination protections pending. | Full state housing discrimination protections pending. City Housing discrimination protections only. |
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