Fair Housing
In Alaska, a landlord who rents to all applicants but systematically places Black applicants in older, less desirable units while placing white applicants in newer units may be engaging in:
ALegal business decision-making
BRacial steering within a housing complex — a form of housing discrimination✓ Correct
CUnit assignment based on application date
DPermissible management of an aging property
Explanation
Systematically directing tenants of certain races to less desirable units while giving more desirable units to other races is a form of internal steering and racial discrimination in the terms and conditions of tenancy. This violates the Fair Housing Act's prohibition on discrimination in housing terms.
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