Phoenix has not adopted a source-of-income antidiscrimination ordinance, so private landlords may legally refuse Section 8 vouchers, SSI, or housing-subsidy income; Arizona state law contains no SOI protection either.
Phoenix has never adopted a source-of-income ordinance and Arizona has no state SOI statute. The Arizona Fair Housing Act (ARS 41-1491.14) tracks federal protected classes (race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin, disability) and does not include source of income. Federal fair housing law also does not classify source of income as protected. Practical result: Phoenix landlords may legally advertise "no Section 8," reject voucher holders, and screen out applicants whose income is wages-only. The only SOI exceptions are landlords contractually bound to accept vouchers (LIHTC, RAD, HOME-funded properties) or those who voluntarily participate with the City of Phoenix Housing Department.
There is no Phoenix SOI ordinance to violate. Voucher rejections become discriminatory only when used as pretext for race, disability, familial status, or national origin discrimination, which remain federally protected under the Fair Housing Act and ARS 41-1491.
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