Fair Housing
Under the Fair Housing Act, a housing provider violates the law if they impose 'different terms, conditions, or privileges' on a member of a protected class. An example of this would be:
ARequiring all applicants to submit a credit report
BRequiring a higher credit score from applicants of one race compared to all other applicants✓ Correct
CRequiring first and last month's rent from all new tenants
DCharging the same rent to all comparable units
Explanation
Requiring a higher credit score from applicants of one race than from all other applicants is discriminatory application of rental criteria based on race, violating the 'different terms, conditions, or privileges' provision of the Fair Housing Act. Rental criteria must be applied uniformly to all applicants.
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