Fair Housing
Under the federal Fair Housing Act, the 'Mrs. Murphy exemption' applies to:
ASenior housing communities with 80% of units occupied by persons 55+
BOwner-occupied buildings with four or fewer units where the owner resides in one of the units✓ Correct
CReligious organizations that restrict housing to their members
DSingle-family homes sold without the use of a real estate broker
Explanation
The 'Mrs. Murphy exemption' (named for a hypothetical small landlord) exempts owner-occupied buildings with four or fewer units from most of the Fair Housing Act's prohibitions. The owner must actually reside in one of the units. However, this exemption does NOT apply to race-based discrimination (still prohibited), does not apply in Illinois under the broader Illinois Human Rights Act, and does not permit discriminatory advertising.
Related Illinois Fair Housing Questions
- The Illinois Human Rights Act covers which of the following that the federal Fair Housing Act does NOT?
- Under the Illinois Human Rights Act, what is a 'reasonable accommodation' in the housing context?
- The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires new multifamily housing constructed after March 13, 1991 with 4 or more units to include:
- A landlord asks a rental applicant whether they have any disabilities. Under the Fair Housing Act, this is:
- The Illinois Human Rights Act provides fair housing protection that EXPANDS on the federal Fair Housing Act by adding which additional protected class?
- A real estate agent who represents only sellers and asks buyers questions about their family size to determine if they would be a 'good fit' for the neighborhood is:
- A real estate agent who tells a buyer 'you wouldn't feel comfortable in that neighborhood' based on the buyer's ethnicity is engaged in:
- A landlord tells a prospective tenant 'we don't have any vacancies' when in fact units are available, because the landlord does not want to rent to someone of a particular national origin. This is an example of:
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