Fair Housing
A landlord has a policy of refusing to rent to anyone with a prior eviction, and a disproportionate number of those rejected are members of a protected class. This could be challenged as:
ADisparate impact discrimination✓ Correct
BDisparate treatment discrimination
CSteering
DBlockbusting
Explanation
Disparate impact occurs when a neutral policy disproportionately affects a protected class, even if the policy is facially neutral and there is no discriminatory intent. Under the 2015 Supreme Court ruling in Texas Dept. of Housing v. Inclusive Communities Project, disparate impact claims are viable under the FHA.
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