Fair Housing
A NH landlord who asks prospective tenants about their country of birth as part of a rental application is:
APermitted to ask this as part of standard identity verification
BPotentially violating fair housing law by collecting information that could be used for national origin discrimination✓ Correct
CRequired to ask this for federal tax reporting purposes
DPermitted only if the question is asked of all applicants equally
Explanation
Asking prospective tenants about their country of birth on a rental application collects information about national origin—a protected class. Even if asked of all applicants, such information could be used to discriminate and may violate fair housing laws.
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