If you are asked to write out a reference letter for a potential tenant, then you need to take this seriously. It is going to help the potential landlord know whether the potential tenant is going to do well there or if they should pick someone else to live in the apartment. You do not want to lie, but you also do not want to use language that is too flowery or worry about using things that could be used against the potential tenant, such as their age or their religion. There are actually a few things that you need to avoid when you are writing a renter’s reference letter.

As important as it is that the reference letter for a tenant has information about the sender and how they know the tenant and it includes the overall impression the sender has on the potential tenant, there are a few things that you need to keep off the document at all costs. If you add these to the letter, even by accident, they may result in a violation of the Fair Housing Act. Some of the things that you need to keep off the reference letter includes:

# Information on the race of the individual

# Information on the color of the individual

# Any of the religious practices that the individual may have.

# The sex of the individual.
# The age of the individual who is trying to get into the apartment.

# Whether the individual is American or has come from somewhere else.

# Whether the individual has any type of disability at all.

# The familial status of the individual such as whether they have kids, are married, or something else.
# Any medical conditions

None of these are relevant to how good of a tenant the individual will be. Adding them to the reference letter is not allowed and could cause a lot of discrimination issues down the line if you do add them.

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