open housing

American  

noun

1. the sale and rental of private housing free of discriminatory practices or policies.

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Other Word Forms

• open-housing
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of open housing

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70

Example Sentences

There’s no count available for the number of structures that have burned or the number of people who have evacuated, but officials said there were four shelters open housing 2,100 people.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2023

Of the 19 disputed properties those companies still owned as of June, 15 had open housing violations, including for heat and hot-water failures, unsafe wiring and pest infestations.

From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2022

In response, the open housing groups pressured the city to establish a human rights department to investigate housing discrimination claims.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 27, 2021

As a member of the Gary City Council, he helped pass an open housing law to end the practice that forced blacks to live primarily in the city’s midtown section because of restrictive property covenants.

From Washington Times • Dec. 14, 2019

Despite his interest in the cause of civil rights, he had, until the open housing campaign, always circumscribed the department's equal opportunity program to fit a more traditional definition of military mission.

From Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by MacGregor, Morris J.