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"5 guys from 19 to 21 from a fraternity" isn't a protected class under US law.

When renting out part of your home, does protected status apply? Last I remember if a woman only wants another woman to live in her home that is legal even though gender is a protected class. Only after passing certain limits does protected classes come into play (I think it is if the property being rented isn't one you live in or if you rent to more than 3 people and some other such limits).

> does protected status apply?

AirBNB and their lawyers believe that US Law does in fact apply. They note explicitly though that there are certain classes of exceptions.

https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/898/ada-and-fha-complian...

> When renting out part of your home, does protected status apply?

That depends on local law; in California, it doesn't if you have exactly 1 roomer in a single-family, owner-occupied home. (There are still restrictions on advertising preferences, except gender, and then only when there are shared living spaces.)

isnt age a protected class?

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