Fair Housing
A NC property management company that uses a computer algorithm to screen rental applicants must ensure the algorithm:
AApplies maximum rent-to-income ratios only
BDoes not produce disparate impact on protected classes without a legitimate, non-discriminatory justification✓ Correct
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Explanation
Algorithmic screening tools that disproportionately screen out protected class members may violate the FHA under disparate impact theory, even if the algorithm is facially neutral.
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