Fair HousingIntermediateAlabama Exam

The Fair Housing Act requires that new construction of multifamily housing (4+ units) built after 1991 include accessible features such as:

AElevators in all buildings

BAccessible entry routes, wider doors, accessible common areas, and adaptable unitsCorrect

CPool lifts in all buildings with pools

DBraille signage throughout the building, as is typically expected in this situation

Why Accessible entry routes, wider doors, accessible common areas, and adaptable units Is Correct

Answer B: Accessible entry routes, wider doors, accessible common areas, and adaptable units

The FHA requires new multifamily buildings (4+ units, first occupied after 3/13/1991) to have accessible routes, wider doors, accessible common areas, and adaptable kitchens and bathrooms.

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.

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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.

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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.

Zoning

Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.

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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