In 1995, HUD, the Fair Housing Council of Oregon, and the Portland Metropolitan Area Boards and Associations of REALTORS¨ Multiple Listing Service, Inc. entered a conciliation agreement that identified words and phrases that potentially violate the Fair Housing Act. The list was the product of a negotiated settlement and not a ruling by a court or HUD, and HUD has not endorsed this list. Words not appearing on this list could be used to discriminate. Conversely, words appearing on the list will not always violate the law.

able bodied
adult living
adult community
adults only
African
agile
alcoholics
no Asian
bachelor
blacks
no board approval required
Catholic
Caucasian
Chicano
Chinese
children
no colored
couple
couples only
crippled
no deaf
no drinkers
no employed
must be empty nesters
(ethnic references)
handicapped
not for healthy only
Hispanic impaired
no independent living
Indian
Irish
integrated
Jewish
landlord (description of)
Latino
married
mature couple
mature individual
mature person(s)
membership approval required
mentally handicapped
no mentally ill
no Mexican-American
Mormon Temple
mosque
(nationality)
newlyweds
(# of) children
older person(s)
one child one person
Oriental
physically fit
Polish
Puerto Rican
retarded
no seasonal worker
no shrine
singles only
single person
smoker(s)
no Soc. Sec. Ins. (SSI)
no tenant (description of)
unemployed
no white
white only