Fair Housing
A Minnesota landlord's rental application includes a question asking whether the applicant is pregnant. Under the Fair Housing Act's familial status protections:
AThis is permissible since it only asks about the applicant's current family status
BAsking about pregnancy violates fair housing since it could be used to discriminate against families expecting children✓ Correct
COnly the Minnesota Human Rights Act prohibits pregnancy questions
DThis question is only problematic if the landlord actually uses it to deny applications
Explanation
Familial status protections under the Fair Housing Act protect women who are pregnant (or any person in the process of securing legal custody of children). Asking about pregnancy status on a rental application could be used to discriminate against this protected class. Even if the landlord claims they don't use the information, asking pregnancy status questions puts the landlord at risk under fair housing law.
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