Fair Housing
A Mississippi landlord charges a higher security deposit to tenants with children than to tenants without children. This is most likely a violation of fair housing law based on:
ARace
BFamilial status✓ Correct
CNational origin
DDisability
Explanation
Charging higher security deposits—or applying different terms and conditions—to families with children is a violation of the Fair Housing Act's prohibition on familial status discrimination.
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