Fair Housing
In Missouri, a property manager's policy of 'no government assistance' for renting would potentially violate:
ANo law, since landlords may select tenants freely
BKansas City's source of income ordinance and potentially constitute disparate impact discrimination✓ Correct
COnly Missouri Department of Agriculture regulations
DOnly commercial property regulations
Explanation
In Kansas City (and potentially other Missouri jurisdictions with source-of-income protection), refusing to rent to Section 8 or other government assistance recipients violates local ordinances. Nationally, HUD has indicated such policies may have a disparate impact on protected classes.
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