Property Management
A Connecticut property manager is asked by the owner to refuse to rent to tenants with children under 5. The manager should:
AFollow the owner's instructions since the owner is the client
BRefuse to follow the discriminatory instruction, advise the owner it violates the Fair Housing Act's protection of familial status, and terminate the management agreement if necessary✓ Correct
CApply the restriction selectively to avoid fair housing scrutiny
DDocument the instruction and follow it only in cases where there is no alternative tenant
Explanation
Familial status (presence of children under 18) is a protected class under the federal Fair Housing Act. A property manager who follows an owner's instruction to discriminate against families with young children participates in illegal housing discrimination and can be personally liable.
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