Fair Housing
In Michigan, a property manager who applies different screening criteria to applicants based on their familial status is:
ALegally permitted to protect the property from damage
BViolating the Fair Housing Act's prohibition on familial status discrimination✓ Correct
CActing prudently as a business decision
DComplying with the landlord's property standards
Explanation
Applying different tenant screening criteria based on familial status (having children) violates the Fair Housing Act. All applicants must be evaluated using the same, consistently applied, non-discriminatory criteria.
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