Fair Housing
A Colorado landlord tells a prospective tenant that the available apartment has been rented when it has not, because the prospect appears to be of a particular national origin. This is an example of:
ABlockbusting
BSteering
CDiscriminatory misrepresentation✓ Correct
DRedlining
Explanation
Telling someone an apartment is unavailable when it is not, based on a protected class characteristic, is a form of discriminatory misrepresentation (also called a 'pretextual denial'), which violates the Fair Housing Act.
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