Fair Housing
Iowa's source of income protection in some Iowa cities' local ordinances prohibits housing providers from:
AAsking about a tenant's employer
BDiscriminating against tenants based on their lawful source of income, including housing vouchers and public assistance✓ Correct
CSetting rent based on income levels
DRequiring income verification at all
Explanation
Some Iowa cities have adopted local fair housing ordinances that add source of income (including Section 8 housing vouchers) as a protected class, prohibiting landlords from refusing to rent to tenants because of their income source. Iowa state law does not yet provide this protection statewide.
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