Fair Housing
The Minnesota Human Rights Act protects marital status in housing. This means a landlord cannot discriminate against:
AOnly unmarried couples
BSingles, divorced individuals, or unmarried couples, among others✓ Correct
COnly married couples with children
DWidowed individuals only
Explanation
Minnesota's protection of marital status as a protected class means landlords cannot discriminate based on whether someone is single, married, divorced, separated, or in a domestic partnership. This is broader than federal law, which does not include marital status as a protected class.
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