Fair Housing
A Montana property manager who imposes stricter qualification requirements on applicants of a certain national origin compared to other applicants would be engaging in:
AReasonable business practice
BUnlawful disparate treatment based on national origin✓ Correct
CPermissible screening within owner's discretion
DA legal way to protect the property
Explanation
Applying stricter qualifying standards to applicants based on their national origin is disparate treatment discrimination under the Fair Housing Act. All applicants must be evaluated using the same objective criteria regardless of protected class status.
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