Fair Housing
Missouri's senior housing exemption under the Fair Housing Act allows age-55-or-older housing to:
ADiscriminate against persons of any protected class
BExclude families with children if 80% of occupied units have at least one resident 55 or older✓ Correct
CRefuse any applicant under age 62
DSet higher rents for younger applicants
Explanation
The Housing for Older Persons Act (HOPA) provides an exemption from the familial status protection for senior housing communities where at least 80% of occupied units have at least one resident aged 55 or older, with published and followed age verification procedures.
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