Does a housing provider have the right to deny housing to a family with young children if the housing unit has potential lead hazards? NO! This would be a violation of the Fair Housing Act! Even though lead-based paint can be extremely hazardous to families with young children, it is still ILLEGAL for a landlord to decide whether or not housing is suitable for you and your family. It is required that a landlord provide information about lead-based paint to anyone occupying a unit built before 1978 that has not undergone lead hazard control treatments, but they cannot tell you that you and your family should not live there.


