Fair HousingIntermediateCalifornia Exam

Under the Fair Housing Act, what reasonable accommodation must landlords provide for tenants with disabilities?

AFree parking spaces for all tenants, as defined under the Fair Employment and Housing Act, under federal and California fair housing law, consistent with Fair Employment and Housing Act protections

BModifications to rules, policies, or practices when necessary to allow a person with a disability equal opportunity to use and enjoy housingCorrect

CComplete renovation of units for each disabled tenant, consistent with federal Fair Housing Act protections, under federal and California fair housing law, consistent with Fair Employment and Housing Act protections

DPriority placement on waiting lists, per standard fair housing compliance practice, under federal and California fair housing law, consistent with Fair Employment and Housing Act protections

Why Modifications to rules, policies, or practices when necessary to allow a person with a disability equal opportunity to use and enjoy housing Is Correct

Answer B: Modifications to rules, policies, or practices when necessary to allow a person with a disability equal opportunity to use and enjoy housing

Landlords must provide reasonable accommodations (changes to rules, policies, or practices) and allow reasonable modifications (physical changes to the unit or common areas) for tenants with disabilities. Landlords cannot charge fees for reasonable accommodations.

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.

Redlining

An illegal practice where lenders or insurers deny services or charge higher rates in certain neighborhoods based on the racial or ethnic composition of those areas.

Tenancy in Common

Co-ownership where two or more people hold undivided interests that need not be equal and pass to each owner's heirs — no right of survivorship.

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.

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