Fair Housing
In Missouri, a landlord who requires only minority applicants to provide references but not white applicants has engaged in:
ALegal background screening
BDisparate treatment (intentional discrimination) based on race✓ Correct
CReasonable screening practices
DA violation only of MREC rules
Explanation
Applying different screening requirements based on race is intentional (disparate treatment) discrimination under the Fair Housing Act, regardless of whether minority applicants are ultimately rejected.
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