The Beckley Human Rights Ordinance prohibits discrimination in housing based on:

• Race
• Color  
• Religion
• National Origin
• Sex
• Age
• Ancestry
• Blindness
• Handicap
• Familial Status

It is against the law for a landlord or realtor to:

• Refuse to sell, rent or lease based on discriminatory reasons.
• Deny you an application for a rental apartment.
• Refuse to provide services, repairs, or improvements to a rental unit.
• Publish or advertise any preference or limitations for housing.
• Engage in the blockbusting-persuading owners to sell or rent housing by telling them that minority groups are moving into the neighborhood.
• Steer people into or away from neighborhoods for racial purposes.