Fair Housing
An owner of a single-family home in North Dakota wishes to sell their home without using a real estate broker. Under the Fair Housing Act, they:
AMay discriminate freely since they own the property
BAre still prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, or familial status✓ Correct
CAre fully exempt from the Fair Housing Act
DMay discriminate only based on income
Explanation
While the Fair Housing Act has a limited exemption for private individual sellers of single-family homes who do not use a broker or discriminatory advertising, they may NEVER discriminate based on race or color under 42 U.S.C. § 1982.
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