Fair Housing
An Alaska newspaper refused to print an ad it believed violated the Fair Housing Act. The Alaska licensee who submitted the ad faces:
ANo liability because the newspaper refused to publish
BPotential fair housing liability for creating and submitting the discriminatory ad✓ Correct
CLiability only if the ad was published
DNo liability because newspapers, not agents, are responsible for ad content
Explanation
The person who creates and submits a discriminatory advertisement bears liability under the Fair Housing Act regardless of whether it is ultimately published. Both the publisher and the advertiser can be held responsible.
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