Fair Housing
A Mississippi landlord who says 'we don't rent to people like you' to an applicant of a protected class is committing which type of discriminatory act?
ADisparate impact
BDisparate treatment✓ Correct
CBlockbusting
DRedlining
Explanation
Disparate treatment involves intentionally treating a person differently because of a protected class characteristic. Explicitly refusing to rent 'to people like you' is a clear example of intentional disparate treatment discrimination.
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