Fair HousingIntermediateDelaware Exam

What is the 'Inclusive Communities Project' Supreme Court case and its significance for Delaware?

Q: What is the 'Inclusive Communities Project' Supreme Court case and its significance for Delaware?

Texas Dept. of Housing v. Inclusive Communities Project (2015) confirmed that the Fair Housing Act covers disparate impact claims — a housing policy can violate the FHA even without discriminatory intent if it has a disproportionate adverse effect on a protected class and lacks adequate justification. This is significant for Delaware zoning decisions, lending practices, and any facially neutral policy that has differential impacts on protected classes.

AA Delaware state supreme court case defining fair housing in Delaware

BThe 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision (Texas Dept. of Housing v. Inclusive Communities Project) confirming that disparate impact claims are cognizable under the Fair Housing ActCorrect

CA Supreme Court case establishing that the FHA only ever applies to proven intentional discrimination, and nothing else, which is broadly consistent with standard practice statewide

DA case limiting fair housing protections to federally subsidized housing

Why The 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision (Texas Dept. of Housing v. Inclusive Communities Project) confirming that disparate impact claims are cognizable under the Fair Housing Act Is Correct

Answer B: The 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision (Texas Dept. of Housing v. Inclusive Communities Project) confirming that disparate impact claims are cognizable under the Fair Housing Act

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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.

Key Fair Housing Terms in This Question

Zoning

Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.

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.

Zoning

Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.

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.

Blockbusting

An illegal practice of inducing homeowners to sell by claiming that the entry of minority groups will lower property values.

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