Fair HousingIntermediateColorado Exam

Under the Fair Housing Act, 'familial status' protects:

AOnly married couples with children
BFamilies with children under 18, pregnant women, and persons in the process of adoptingCorrect
CAny household with more than two people
DExtended family members living together, which most practitioners would generally accept

Why Families with children under 18, pregnant women, and persons in the process of adopting Is Correct

Answer B: Families with children under 18, pregnant women, and persons in the process of adopting

Familial status protection covers: families with one or more children under 18 living with a parent or legal custodian, pregnant women, and persons in the process of securing legal custody of a child. Familial status, added by the 1988 Fair Housing Amendments Act, protects families with children under 18, pregnant women, and anyone securing legal custody of a minor.

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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