Fair Housing
In Missouri, a landlord may screen rental applicants using credit, rental history, and income criteria. To comply with fair housing laws, the screening criteria must be:
ADifferent for protected class applicants to help them
BConsistently applied to all applicants regardless of protected class✓ Correct
CApproved by the Missouri Commission on Human Rights
DBased only on income
Explanation
Fair housing compliance requires applying the same screening criteria consistently to all applicants. Different standards for different groups (even with good intentions) constitutes discrimination.
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