The Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2025 expands federal housing discrimination protections by prohibiting landlords and housing providers from denying housing based on source of income, veteran status, or military status. The bill broadly defines "source of income" to include housing vouchers, government assistance programs like Social Security and supplemental security income, court-ordered payments such as child support, and other lawful income sources like savings and investments. The legislation applies these protections across all existing Fair Housing Act provisions and also strengthens penalties against intimidation or retaliation in housing cases based on these newly protected categories. The bill provides a 40-month transition period (extendable by up to 6 months for exceptional circumstances) for agencies to meet new certification requirements, giving jurisdictions time to update their compliance procedures.
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