Fair Housing
A NH landlord who charges pet deposits only to tenants of one ethnic background (not others with pets) is engaging in:
ASound risk management
BNational origin or ethnic discrimination in rental terms and conditions✓ Correct
COnly a lease enforcement issue
DLegal differential treatment
Explanation
Applying different rental terms (pet deposits) based on a tenant's ethnicity or national origin is discriminatory and violates the Fair Housing Act's prohibition on unequal terms and conditions based on protected class status.
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