Fair Housing
In New York, an 'audit' or 'paired test' showing a real estate agent showed fewer properties to a Black buyer than to an identically qualified white buyer would provide evidence of:
ANegligence only
BRacial discrimination through disparate treatment in the provision of real estate services✓ Correct
COnly a contractual violation
DA licensing violation only
Explanation
Paired testing that documents differential treatment—showing more properties to white buyers than equally qualified minority buyers—provides direct evidence of disparate treatment discrimination in violation of the FHA and NYSHRL.
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