Juneau Economic Development Council

City and Borough of Juneau Housing Portal

Fair Housing

"Fair housing" is the name for the federal, state and local civil rights laws that protect all of us from discrimination in housing based on race, color, national origin, religion, gender, physical or mental disability, the presence of children under age 18 (familial status), marital status, and source of income.

Alaska Fair Housing Statute
AK ST ¤ 18.80.210 - Civil rights includes the opportunity to obtain employment, credit and financing, public accommodations, housing accommodations, and other property without discrimination because of sex, physical or mental disability, marital status, changes in marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, race, religion, color, or national origin

What is prohibited?
Housing discrimination can occur in a variety of ways. Listed below are some housing practices that are considered illegal if they are based on a home seeker's sex, physical or mental disability, marital status, changes in marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, race, religion, color, or national origin.

  • Refusing to rent or sell a house.
  • Falsely denying that a house is available for inspection, sale, or rent.
  • Offering differing terms, conditions, or privileges for certain people.
  • Advertising or posting notices about the sale or rental of a dwelling where the ad or notice indicates preference, limitation, or discrimination.
  • Intimidating, interfering with, or coercing a person to prevent him or her from buying, leasing, or remaining within a dwelling.
  • Discriminating against someone through financing or broker's services.
  • "Steering" of clients by real estate agents to or from certain neighborhoods.
  • "Steering" of tenants by landlords to or from certain areas of the complex.

Housing Discrimination Assistance
If you have faced discrimination that limited your access to housing based on any of the listed classes, check out the AlaskaLawHelp.org website, or contact Alaska Legal Services Corporation.

Alaska Legal Services Corporation
Juneau Law Office
419 6th Street, Suite 322
Juneau, Alaska 99801-1096
(907) 586-6425
Toll-Free: Outside Juneau (800) 789-6426
Fax: (907) 586-2449
E-mail: juneau@alsc-law.org