Community associations are required to comply with the federal Fair Housing Act. The Fair Housing Act protects owners and occupants in community associations from discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, and disability. In Illinois, community associations must also comply with the Illinois Human Rights Act which prohibits discrimination against any of the foregoing as well as pregnancy, citizenship status and arrest record in employment, and discrimination based on arrest record, familial status, or source of income in real estate transactions. In Watters v. Homeowners’ Ass’n at Pres. at Bridgewater, 48 F.4th 779 (7th Cir. 2022), the Seventh Circuit discussed when a community association could be held liable for the discriminatory acts of its board of directors. This article will analyze the Watters case and set forth practical tips community associations can use to help combat discrimination within associations  Read the article…………………………….