Fair Housing
Under the federal Fair Housing Act, a landlord MAY legally:
ARefuse to rent to a family with children in a standard apartment complex
BCharge a higher security deposit to a person with a disability
CEstablish a minimum income requirement applied equally to all applicants✓ Correct
DAdvertise that a property is available only to certain nationalities
Explanation
A landlord may lawfully apply consistent, non-discriminatory tenant qualification criteria such as income requirements, credit standards, and rental history — as long as they are applied equally to all applicants regardless of protected class.
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