Nevada Fair Housing
Practice Questions & Answers (2026)
Fair housing is tested on every real estate exam in the country, but Nevada candidates must know both federal and state-level protections. While Nevada enforces the seven federal protected classes (race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, and disability), the Nevada Real Estate Division also tests how these protections apply in Nevada-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. Nevada's fair housing law provides protections beyond the federal Fair Housing Act. Which of the following is a state-protected class in Nevada that is NOT in the federal law?
Explanation
Nevada state law extends fair housing protections to include sexual orientation and gender identity, in addition to the seven federally protected classes.
Q2. A landlord tells a Black applicant that the available apartment was 'just rented' but later rents it to a White applicant who applied after. This is an example of:
Explanation
Falsely claiming a unit is unavailable to an applicant of a protected class while making it available to others is discriminatory misrepresentation — a direct violation of the Fair Housing Act.
Q3. A prospective tenant with a disability requests permission to install grab bars in the bathroom of a rental unit. The landlord must:
Explanation
Under the Fair Housing Act, landlords must permit reasonable modifications to allow persons with disabilities full enjoyment of the premises. The tenant typically pays for the modification and may be required to restore the unit.
Q4. Which of the following properties is generally exempt from the federal Fair Housing Act?
Explanation
The 'Mrs. Murphy' exemption applies to owner-occupied buildings of four units or fewer, provided the owner does not use a real estate agent and does not use discriminatory advertising.
Q5. The federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 prohibits discrimination based on which protected classes?
Explanation
The federal Fair Housing Act (Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended) protects seven classes: race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, and familial status. Sexual orientation and gender identity are protected under HUD's current enforcement policy.
Q6. Nevada state fair housing law adds which protected class not found in the federal Fair Housing Act?
Explanation
Nevada fair housing law (NRS 118) adds additional protected classes beyond the federal seven, including sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and ancestry.
Q7. Steering in real estate is the illegal practice of:
Explanation
Steering is the illegal practice of directing prospective buyers or renters toward or away from specific neighborhoods based on their race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, or disability — or the composition of the neighborhood.
Q8. Blockbusting is best described as:
Explanation
Blockbusting (panic selling) is the illegal practice of inducing owners to sell their homes by suggesting the entry of protected-class individuals will lower property values, then profiting from the sales.
Q9. A Nevada landlord refuses to rent to a family with children, claiming their apartment is 'too small' for children. This is most likely a violation of:
Explanation
Familial status under the Fair Housing Act protects families with children under 18. Refusing to rent based on the presence of children is illegal, regardless of the landlord's stated reason.
Q10. Under fair housing law, a reasonable accommodation for a person with a disability means:
Explanation
A reasonable accommodation is a change in rules, policies, practices, or services that enables a person with a disability to have an equal opportunity to use and enjoy housing. Examples include allowing a service animal in a no-pets building.
Q11. Redlining refers to the illegal practice of:
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