Fair Housing
The Iowa Civil Rights Act added which protected class that is NOT in the federal Fair Housing Act?
ARace
BGender identity✓ Correct
CFamilial status
DNational origin
Explanation
Iowa's Civil Rights Act added gender identity as a protected class in housing, employment, and public accommodations—a protection not explicitly included in the federal Fair Housing Act.
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