Fair Housing
Under the Fair Housing Act, 'handicap' (disability) includes:
AOnly physical disabilities that require a wheelchair
BPhysical and mental impairments that substantially limit a major life activity, a history of such impairment, or being regarded as having such impairment✓ Correct
COnly conditions requiring hospitalization
DOnly congenital conditions
Explanation
The Fair Housing Act broadly defines disability as any physical or mental impairment substantially limiting a major life activity, a record of such impairment, or being regarded as having one. This includes many conditions invisible to others.
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