Kansas Fair Housing
Practice Questions & Answers (2026)
Fair housing is tested on every real estate exam in the country, but Kansas candidates must know both federal and state-level protections. While Kansas enforces the seven federal protected classes (race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, and disability), the Kansas Real Estate Commission also tests how these protections apply in Kansas-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. The federal Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination based on which of the following protected classes?
Explanation
The federal Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination based on seven protected classes: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, and disability.
Q2. Steering is best defined as:
Explanation
Steering is the illegal practice of directing buyers or renters toward or away from certain neighborhoods based on their race, religion, national origin, or other protected class characteristics.
Q3. Under the Fair Housing Act, which of the following is an allowable exemption?
Explanation
An owner of a single-family home who sells without a broker and does not use discriminatory advertising may be exempt from certain Fair Housing provisions.
Q4. Blockbusting is an illegal practice that involves:
Explanation
Blockbusting (also called panic selling) is the illegal practice of inducing property owners to sell by suggesting that members of a protected class are moving into the neighborhood, which will supposedly lower property values.
Q5. Under the Fair Housing Act, a landlord must make reasonable accommodations for tenants with disabilities. This means:
Explanation
Reasonable accommodation requires landlords to modify rules, policies, or practices (not necessarily the physical structure) to give persons with disabilities equal opportunity to use the housing.
Q6. Redlining is an illegal practice where:
Explanation
Redlining is the illegal practice of refusing to provide loans or insurance in certain areas based on the racial or ethnic composition of those neighborhoods.
Q7. Which of the following advertising statements violates the Fair Housing Act?
Explanation
'Perfect for a Christian family' indicates a preference for a religious group, which violates the Fair Housing Act's prohibition on discriminatory advertising.
Q8. Familial status as a protected class under the Fair Housing Act protects:
Explanation
Familial status protects households with at least one child under 18, as well as pregnant women and those in the process of obtaining legal custody of a child.
Q9. Under the Fair Housing Act, a reasonable modification is:
Explanation
A reasonable modification is a physical change to the unit or common areas made at the tenant's expense to accommodate a disability (e.g., installing grab bars).
Q10. Under the Fair Housing Act, which of the following is NOT a protected class at the federal level?
Explanation
Sexual orientation is not currently a protected class under the federal Fair Housing Act, though many states and localities — including some Kansas municipalities — provide this protection.
Q11. The federal Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination based on all of the following EXCEPT:
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