Fair Housing
A Massachusetts landlord with 20 units wants to add a requirement that all applicants provide 3 months' bank statements. This policy:
AIs automatically discriminatory
BIs a legitimate, uniformly applied financial screening criterion unless used to discriminate✓ Correct
CViolates privacy laws
DCan only be applied to commercial tenants
Explanation
Requiring financial documentation (bank statements, income verification) is a legitimate tenant screening practice as long as it is applied uniformly to all applicants regardless of their protected class characteristics.
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