Fair Housing
Which of the following statements about California's Rumford Fair Housing Act is correct?
AIt predates the federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 and provided some of the earliest housing discrimination protections in California✓ Correct
BIt applies only to commercial real estate transactions
CIt was enacted in 1988 to add disability and familial status protections
DIt only covers rental housing with more than 50 units
Explanation
California's Rumford Fair Housing Act (1963) predates the federal Fair Housing Act of 1968. It was one of the nation's first state laws prohibiting racial and other discrimination in most housing sales and rentals. Its protections were later expanded and incorporated into FEHA.
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