Fair Housing (alternative)
Under the Fair Housing Act, a real estate professional who has a 'steering' pattern may be identified by:
AA single incident
BA pattern or practice of systematically directing buyers or renters to different areas based on protected characteristics✓ Correct
CAn isolated complaint from one consumer
DAdvertising in only one newspaper
Explanation
Steering violations often involve patterns — consistently directing people of different backgrounds to different areas over time. A single incident may support a complaint but patterns are key evidence.
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