Fair Housing
A North Dakota housing development advertises exclusively in English-language newspapers. If this results in fewer minority applicants due to language barriers, it may create a claim of:
AIntentional (disparate treatment) discrimination
BDisparate impact discrimination✓ Correct
CSteering
DRedlining
Explanation
Disparate impact discrimination occurs when a facially neutral policy or practice disproportionately affects a protected class without a legally sufficient justification. Advertising only in English in communities with large non-English-speaking populations may create disparate impact claims.
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