Fair Housing
The federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 prohibits discrimination in the sale or rental of housing based on all of the following EXCEPT:
ARace
BNational origin
CSexual orientation✓ Correct
DReligion
Explanation
The original 1968 Fair Housing Act protects race, color, religion, national origin, and sex (sex added in 1974). Familial status and disability were added in 1988.
Related Hawaii Fair Housing Questions
- The Fair Housing Act's prohibition against discrimination applies to which of the following?
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- In Hawaii, a landlord may reject a rental applicant with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation. True or False?
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- In Hawaii, which of the following is a permissible basis for rejecting a rental applicant?
- Which illegal practice involves a lender refusing to make mortgage loans in a particular geographic area based on the racial composition of the neighborhood?
- In Hawaii, the agency that enforces state fair housing laws is:
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