Fair Housing
Iowa's state fair housing agency is the:
AIowa Real Estate Commission
BIowa Civil Rights Commission (ICRC)✓ Correct
CIowa Attorney General's Office
DIowa Department of Commerce
Explanation
The Iowa Civil Rights Commission (ICRC) is the state agency responsible for enforcing the Iowa Civil Rights Act, including investigating fair housing complaints.
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Agency
A legal relationship in which a licensee (agent) acts on behalf of a principal (buyer or seller) in a real estate transaction.
Fair Housing ActFederal law prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, or financing of housing based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and familial status.
SteeringAn 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.
BlockbustingAn illegal practice of inducing homeowners to sell by claiming that the entry of minority groups will lower property values.
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