Fair HousingIntermediateAlabama Exam

A reasonable accommodation under the Fair Housing Act for a disabled person is:

AAlways funded by the government

BA change in rules, policies, or services that enables a disabled person to have equal opportunity to use and enjoy housingCorrect

COnly required if the disabled person can prove financial hardship, which is broadly consistent with standard practice statewide

DOnly applicable to new construction

Why A change in rules, policies, or services that enables a disabled person to have equal opportunity to use and enjoy housing Is Correct

Answer B: A change in rules, policies, or services that enables a disabled person to have equal opportunity to use and enjoy housing

A reasonable accommodation is a change in rules, policies, practices, or services that may be necessary to afford a person with a disability equal opportunity to use and enjoy housing.

Exam Tip: Fair Housing

Fair Housing questions test both federal (Fair Housing Act of 1968) and state-level protected classes. The federal protected classes are race, color, religion, national origin, sex, familial status, and disability. Many states add additional protections.

Key Fair Housing Terms in This Question

Fair Housing Act

Federal law prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, or financing of housing based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and familial status.

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Fair Housing Act

Federal law prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, or financing of housing based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and familial status.

Variance

Official permission to use land in a way that does not conform to the applicable zoning ordinance, granted by a zoning board when strict enforcement would cause undue hardship.

Steering

An illegal practice where a real estate agent directs buyers toward or away from certain neighborhoods based on the buyer's race, religion, national origin, or other protected characteristics.

Blockbusting

An illegal practice of inducing homeowners to sell by claiming that the entry of minority groups will lower property values.

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