Property Management
A NJ residential property manager who engages in discriminatory tenant screening criteria (e.g., minimum income of 5x the rent applied only to certain applicants) may be liable under:
AThe NJ Condominium Act
BThe NJ LAD and federal Fair Housing Act for disparate treatment or disparate impact discrimination✓ Correct
CThe NJ Anti-Eviction Act only
DOnly RESPA regulations
Explanation
Applying screening criteria selectively or using policies that disproportionately screen out protected class members without business justification constitutes housing discrimination under both the NJ LAD and the federal FHA.
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