Fair Housing
Under NJ and federal law, a landlord who requires only minority tenants to submit additional documentation not required of other applicants is committing:
AA legitimate screening enhancement
BDiscriminatory application requirements based on race or national origin, which are prohibited✓ Correct
CA permissible risk management practice
DA violation only if the documents requested are irrelevant
Explanation
Applying different or more burdensome application requirements based on a protected characteristic (race, national origin, etc.) is illegal housing discrimination. All applicants must be subject to the same screening criteria uniformly applied.
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