Fair Housing Laws Flashcards
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A property manager tells a Black applicant that a unit is no longer available, while later renting that same unit to a white applicant. This is an example of:
Answer: Disparate treatment
Disparate treatment is intentional discrimination where similarly situated people are treated differently because of a protected characteristic.
Under the Fair Housing Act, which of the following represents a 'reasonable modification' rather than a 'reasonable accommodation'?
Answer: Installing a grab bar in the bathroom of a rental unit
Reasonable modifications are physical changes to the unit or premises, such as installing grab bars, and are funded by the tenant in private housing.
A landlord imposes a policy of 'no cooking of strong-smelling foods.' If this policy is applied to discourage tenants of certain ethnicities, it could be challenged as:
Answer: Pretext for national origin discrimination
A facially neutral policy applied with discriminatory intent to target ethnic cooking practices can constitute national origin discrimination.
Which of the following is the maximum civil penalty for a first-time fair housing violation by a respondent who has not been found guilty of a prior violation?
Answer: $21,663
HUD periodically adjusts civil penalties; as of recent updates, the maximum for a first violation is approximately $21,663 (subject to annual inflation adjustment).
A manager applies a criminal background check policy that automatically rejects any applicant with a criminal record. HUD guidance suggests this policy may be problematic if it:
Answer: Does not distinguish between the nature, severity, or age of the conviction
HUD guidance warns that blanket criminal history bans, without individualized assessment of the type and recency of the offense, may produce an unjustified disparate impact on protected classes.
Which of the following best describes the relationship between federal and state fair housing laws?
Answer: State laws may provide greater protections than federal law but not fewer
State and local fair housing laws may expand protections by adding protected classes or strengthening remedies, but they cannot fall below the federal floor.
A property manager retaliates against a tenant who filed a fair housing complaint by refusing to renew the lease. Under the Fair Housing Act, this retaliation is:
Answer: Prohibited and treated as a separate fair housing violation
The Fair Housing Act explicitly prohibits retaliation against any person who exercises their rights under the Act, and retaliation is treated as an independent violation.