Delaware Fair Housing
Practice Questions & Answers (2026)
Fair housing is tested on every real estate exam in the country, but Delaware candidates must know both federal and state-level protections. While Delaware enforces the seven federal protected classes (race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, and disability), the Delaware Real Estate Commission also tests how these protections apply in Delaware-specific rental, sales, and advertising scenarios. Steering, blockbusting, redlining, and discriminatory advertising are all tested — and candidates who think they know fair housing cold often miss the state-specific extensions or the nuanced application scenarios. Review every question here carefully.
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Q1. Redlining is the illegal practice of:
Explanation
Redlining is an illegal practice in which lenders refuse to make loans or offer unfavorable loan terms in certain areas based on the demographic characteristics of the neighborhood, particularly racial or ethnic composition.
Q2. Which of the following is a protected class under BOTH the federal Fair Housing Act and Delaware state fair housing law?
Explanation
Race is one of the original protected classes under the federal Fair Housing Act of 1968. Delaware state law also protects race, and provides additional protections for other classes such as marital status, sexual orientation, and source of income.
Q3. A disabled tenant asks a Delaware landlord to install an accessible parking space closer to the building entrance. This is a request for a:
Explanation
A reasonable accommodation is a change in rules, policies, practices, or services to allow a person with a disability equal enjoyment of the housing. Assigning a closer parking space is an accommodation in policy, not a physical modification.
Q4. Under the Fair Housing Act, familial status includes protection for:
Explanation
Familial status under the Fair Housing Act protects households with one or more children under age 18 who live with a parent or legal guardian, pregnant women, and people in the process of obtaining legal custody of a child.
Q5. The federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 prohibits discrimination in housing based on:
Explanation
The federal Fair Housing Act prohibits housing discrimination based on seven protected classes: race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and disability (handicap).
Q6. Delaware's state fair housing law expands federal protections by adding which additional protected class?
Explanation
Delaware's Fair Housing Act adds sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes, providing broader protection than the federal Fair Housing Act.
Q7. Steering in real estate refers to:
Explanation
Steering is the illegal practice of directing buyers toward or away from certain neighborhoods based on race, religion, national origin, or other protected characteristics.
Q8. Blockbusting is best described as:
Explanation
Blockbusting (panic selling) is the illegal practice of inducing property owners to sell by suggesting that the entry of protected-class members will cause property values to decline.
Q9. Which of the following is a reasonable accommodation under the Fair Housing Act for a person with a disability?
Explanation
A reasonable accommodation is a change in rules, policies, or practices to allow a person with a disability equal opportunity to use and enjoy housing. Waiving a no-pets rule for a service/assistance animal is a classic example.
Q10. The exemption from the Fair Housing Act for Mrs. Murphy's Law applies to:
Explanation
The Mrs. Murphy exemption allows owner-occupants of buildings with 4 or fewer units to exercise personal choice in renting, as long as they don't use discriminatory advertising or a real estate agent.
Q11. Redlining refers to the illegal practice of:
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