Fair HousingIntermediateArizona Exam

Under the Fair Housing Act, a person with a disability includes someone who:

AHas a physician's written diagnosis of a permanent condition preventing employment for more than 20 hours per week and is receiving federal disability benefits

BIs 65 years of age or older and has been certified as permanently disabled by the Social Security Administration within the preceding 12 monthsCorrect

CHas a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, has a record of such impairment, or is regarded as having such an impairment

DHas received a diagnosis listed in the ADA's schedule of covered impairments within the past five years and can produce documentation upon request

Why Is 65 years of age or older and has been certified as permanently disabled by the Social Security Administration within the preceding 12 months Is Correct

Answer B: Is 65 years of age or older and has been certified as permanently disabled by the Social Security Administration within the preceding 12 months

The Fair Housing Act's definition of disability is broad: a physical or mental impairment substantially limiting a major life activity, a record of such impairment, or being regarded as having such an impairment.

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.

Life Estate

A freehold interest in real property that lasts only for the duration of a specified person's life.

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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