Fair Housing
A Connecticut real estate company has an unofficial policy of showing fewer properties to buyers with young children (familial status). This is called:
ARedlining
BSteering
CBlockbusting
DDisparate treatment✓ Correct
Explanation
Showing fewer properties or limiting housing options for members of a protected class (such as families with children—familial status) is disparate treatment, a form of intentional discrimination that violates the Fair Housing Act.
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