Fair Housing
A property manager in NC receives a rental application from a Hispanic family and an identical application from a white family. Approving the white family while denying the Hispanic family, based solely on national origin, would be an example of:
ADisparate impact
BDisparate treatment✓ Correct
CRedlining
DBlockbusting
Explanation
Disparate treatment is intentional discrimination — treating individuals differently because of their protected class. Approving one application and rejecting an otherwise identical application based on national origin is a direct, intentional violation of the FHA.
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