Fair Housing
A NJ landlord who refuses to accept a housing voucher because 'my building is too nice for Section 8 tenants' is engaging in:
ALegitimate quality control
BIllegal discrimination based on source of lawful income under the NJ LAD✓ Correct
CA permissible lease qualification standard
DA violation of RESPA only
Explanation
Refusing to rent to a prospective tenant because they use a housing voucher (Section 8) violates NJ's LAD prohibition on 'source of lawful income' discrimination. Housing vouchers are a lawful income source, and their use cannot be a basis for rejection.
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