Fair Housing
A Minnesota property management company has a policy of requiring all applicants to provide their country of birth on rental applications. This policy likely violates fair housing laws because it:
AViolates privacy laws only
BCould be used to discriminate based on national origin✓ Correct
CIs only problematic if the company actually denies applications
DIs permitted if applied to all applicants equally
Explanation
Requiring country of birth information on rental applications could be used to discriminate based on national origin, a protected class under both the Fair Housing Act and the Minnesota Human Rights Act. Even neutral-appearing policies that have a discriminatory effect (disparate impact) may violate fair housing laws.
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