Omaha has not enacted source-of-income discrimination protection. Landlords may legally screen out applicants whose income comes from vouchers, child support, disability benefits, or other lawful non-wage sources, subject only to federal Fair Housing limits.
Cook County, IL and many California cities ban source-of-income discrimination in tenant screening. Omaha and Nebraska generally have not. The result is that Omaha landlords may apply income multipliers (commonly 3x rent) using only wage income, effectively excluding many voucher holders, retirees on Social Security alone, and disability beneficiaries. The Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission enforces the federal Fair Housing Act and Nebraska Fair Housing Act, which protect race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, and familial status, but not income source.
Source-of-income screening remains lawful in itself. Pairing it with race-based steering, refusing to count disability income for a disabled applicant, or excluding families can still violate federal Fair Housing Act protections.
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