Georgia Fair Housing
Practice Questions & Answers (2026)
Fair housing is tested on every real estate exam in the country, but Georgia candidates must know both federal and state-level protections. Georgia extends fair housing protections beyond the seven federal protected classes, adding additional categories under state law that are specifically tested on the GA state exam. 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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Georgia Fair Housing — Practice Questions & Answers
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Q1. Georgia's Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in the sale or rental of housing based on which protected class NOT covered by the federal Fair Housing Act?
Explanation
Georgia has extended fair housing protections at the state level. While sexual orientation protection varies, Georgia's fair housing ordinances in many jurisdictions explicitly protect sexual orientation and gender identity beyond the federal minimum.
Q2. A Georgia landlord advertises a rental as 'adults only, no children.' This advertisement is:
Explanation
Advertising 'no children' or 'adults only' violates the familial status protections of the Fair Housing Act, unless the property qualifies as senior housing (55+ meeting HUD requirements or 62+ housing).
Q3. Which of the following Georgia actions constitutes 'steering'?
Explanation
Steering is the illegal practice of directing buyers or renters toward or away from specific neighborhoods based on race, national origin, or other protected class characteristics.
Q4. A Georgia property manager collects applications on a first-come, first-served basis and uses written criteria for all applicants. This practice:
Explanation
Even facially neutral policies (such as consistent criteria) may violate the Fair Housing Act under a 'disparate impact' theory if they disproportionately affect members of a protected class and cannot be justified by a legitimate business necessity.
Q5. The Fair Housing Act of 1968 prohibits discrimination based on all of the following EXCEPT:
Explanation
The federal Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, and familial status. Occupation is NOT a protected class under the federal Fair Housing Act.
Q6. Steering is a fair housing violation that involves:
Explanation
Steering occurs when a real estate agent directs buyers or renters toward or away from particular neighborhoods based on their race, religion, national origin, or other protected characteristics.
Q7. Blockbusting is the illegal practice of:
Explanation
Blockbusting (panic peddling) is the illegal practice of inducing homeowners to sell by suggesting that property values will decline because members of a protected class are moving into the neighborhood.
Q8. Which amendment extended Fair Housing Act protections to persons with disabilities?
Explanation
The Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 added disability and familial status as protected classes to the original 1968 Fair Housing Act.
Q9. Under the Fair Housing Act, a landlord must allow a tenant with a disability to make reasonable modifications to the unit if:
Explanation
A landlord must allow a tenant with a disability to make reasonable modifications at the tenant's expense. The landlord may require restoration to original condition when the tenant leaves.
Q10. The Civil Rights Act of 1866 prohibits discrimination based on:
Explanation
The Civil Rights Act of 1866 prohibits racial discrimination in all property transactions — buying, selling, or leasing. The Supreme Court confirmed this applies to private housing in Jones v. Mayer (1968).
Q11. A Georgia landlord who refuses to rent to a family because they have three children under 18 is most likely violating which protected class?
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