Fair Housing
A Maine property owner who owns a single-family home and does not use the services of a real estate agent may be exempt from which fair housing requirement?
AProhibition on racial discrimination
BProhibition on discrimination based on sex
CThe advertising provisions that prohibit discriminatory advertising✓ Correct
DAll fair housing requirements
Explanation
The 'Mrs. Murphy' exemption allows owner-occupants of small buildings (1-4 units) who sell without an agent some exemptions from the FHA, but the exemption does NOT apply to discriminatory advertising, and racial discrimination is never exempt.
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