How Do 55+ Communities Get Away with Age Discrimination?

The Fair Housing Act (FHAct) protects all citizens from discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, handicap or familial status.  When it comes to senior housing, Congress created an exemption from the familial status requirements as long as the housing  is specifically for at least one person who is 55 or older in at least 80 percent of the occupied units and adheres to a policy that demonstrates intent to house persons who are 55 or older.

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Langhorne Population:  2,000   |   Percentage Age 45 or Better:  32%   |   Cost of Living:  40% Above U.S. Average   |   Crime Rate:  Below U.S. Average | 

Villages of Flowers Mill

Street Road, Langhorne, Pennsylvania 18974

(215) 431-4663

Age restriction:  55+

670 single family homes and town homes

Priced from high-$200,000s

Web Site

Award-winning (Community of the Year, National Association of Home Builders), clubhouse, 18 holes of golf

Pennsylvania Stats:

Population, year 2009 estimate - 12,604,767

Persons 65 years old and over, year 2009 - 15.4%

High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, year 2000 - 81.9%

Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, year 2000 - 22.4%

Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, year 2009 - 5.1%

White persons, not Hispanic, percent, year 2009 - 80.9%

Median household income, year 2008 - $50,702

Social Security taxed?   No

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

 

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