Fair Housing
Under the federal Fair Housing Act, which exemption allows a private individual to decline to rent a unit in a building of fewer than four units where the owner occupies one unit, if no discriminatory advertising is used?
AThe NIMBY exemption
BThe Mrs. Murphy exemption✓ Correct
CThe ministerial exemption
DThe owner-occupant exemption
Explanation
The 'Mrs. Murphy' exemption allows individual owner-occupants of buildings with four or fewer units to decline to rent (without a broker) based on personal preferences, provided they do not use discriminatory advertising.
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