Fair Housing
An Iowa property manager applies a criminal background screening policy that disproportionately screens out one racial group. HUD guidance suggests this may constitute:
APermissible neutral screening
BDisparate impact discrimination✓ Correct
CA reasonable accommodation
DA protected business practice
Explanation
HUD guidance indicates that blanket criminal background screening policies that have a disparate impact on a protected class (e.g.
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