Fair Housing
A North Dakota apartment manager who says 'I don't think you'd be comfortable in this neighborhood' to a prospective tenant of a different ethnicity has:
AHelpfully advised the prospective tenant
BEngaged in illegal steering based on ethnicity/national origin✓ Correct
CFollowed proper tenant screening procedures
DMade a statement that is not actionable under fair housing law
Explanation
Steering — directing or discouraging housing seekers from or toward specific areas based on protected class characteristics — is illegal. Suggesting a person wouldn't be comfortable in a neighborhood based on their ethnicity is textbook steering and violates the Fair Housing Act.
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