Fair Housing
A Mississippi landlord receives two applications—one from a white applicant and one from a Black applicant—with identical qualifications. The landlord rents to the white applicant without explanation. This is most likely:
APermissible because landlords have the right to choose their tenants
BDisparate treatment discrimination based on race in violation of the Fair Housing Act✓ Correct
CPermissible if the landlord owns fewer than 10 units
DOnly an issue if the rejected applicant can prove intent
Explanation
Renting to one qualified applicant over another of equal qualification based on race is disparate treatment discrimination, prohibited by the Fair Housing Act. Proof of discriminatory intent can be inferred from the differential treatment.
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