Random legalish thing that is bugging me ...

[DSTRen13]

Okay, maybe some of you lawyer types can help me out with this, because it is slowly driving me nuts and people close to me are getting sick of hearing about it. I recently visited a retirement community to see some of my fiance's relatives, where I learned that the basic idea behind a retirement community is that families with children are not allowed to live in the neighborhood - it's forbidden in the community rules. I don't understand how that is legal, given my understanding of federal fair housing legislation. Are there special exemptions in certain areas, or what exactly is the deal? I know, I know, who really cares if there are communities especially for old people, leave them alone, right? But if that's legal, then I can just see all kinds of other things ... slippery slope kind of thing. It's bugging me.

[33girl]

There's a trailer park near my dad that is basically for older people. Families with children under 18 are not permitted to live there.

If you apply it across the board, I don't think it's illegal. It would be illegal if you applied it to a certain gender or race or sexual preference.

[SoCalGirl]

I think it is legal because age discrimination only applies to older people and not to the young. My grandmother lives in an apartment complex for 55+, no kids allowed.

[DSTRen13]

But it seems like that kind of housing discrimination is covered under federal law (Title VIII, Civil Rights Act 1968), as least as I'm reading it.

[jadis96]

Also keep in mind these are prolly privately owned communities. Private vs public companies have different rules. That's why private colleges can be all male or all female vs public colleges which have to accept both genders.

Based on the law class I took last year if no public money is taken schools and companies have greater leway in what is legal.

[epchick]

Is this retirement community in Arizona?

My great aunt (my grandfather's sister) lives in a retirement community in Arizona that doesn't allow anyone under a certain age to live there.

Even though you can't live there, you can visit. I know my aunt told us that all she has to do is submit a letter to the association that run or own the community (its been a while, so i cant remember exactly) and say who is staying over and for how long. All i know is that there is a maximum amount of time you can stay...and its like maybe 2 weeks or something like that.

Its a great community, people are friendly and most keep to themselves...although my aunt does have a really nosey neighbor who my aunt is scared would rat on her if we were to stay too long or something like that.

I don't think it is illegal especially since (at least in this community) you are allowed to visit, just not stay and live there. They have hotels in the area so you can stay and visit. And i know that this community really has nothing of interest to the younger generation, so I don't see why people would wanna stay. Its a nice place to visit, but its catering to the people over 55-60, so it gets real boring after a while. Plus there is a city/town pretty much right next door that doesn't have the age restriction.

[BabyPiNK_FL]

Century Village here in Florida along with a place called The Villages or something like that near Ocala and the building my boyfriend lives in in Sunrise, FL and I'm sure several others are like this. My BF was going to move in when he was 4 months away from his 18 bday and the community almost had a fit! These people don't play, kids are not welcome to stay!

[Tom Earp]

Good, leave the Elders alone and tell the kids to get a real job!

If they wanted to sit kids, they would have stayed home!

They left for that reason!

Not baby sit kids!