Charlotte does not classify source of income as a protected class for housing. Landlords may legally refuse to accept Section 8 vouchers, SSI, or other subsidies, since NC has not granted municipalities authority to expand fair housing categories.
North Carolina's State Fair Housing Act mirrors federal categories — race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, and disability — but does not include source of income. Several NC cities, including Charlotte, have explored adding voucher protection, but state preemption under NCGS 41A-4 limits them to the listed classes. Landlords may therefore lawfully reject HCV (Section 8) applicants in Charlotte. The Inlivian housing authority works with willing private landlords to expand voucher acceptance, and federal nondiscrimination still bars rejecting tenants based on race or familial status that may correlate with voucher use.
Refusing vouchers alone is not a violation; rejection that masks racial, familial, or disability discrimination remains actionable under federal and state fair housing law.
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