Fair Housing
An Oregon housing provider is considering requiring all prospective tenants to provide their social security number on the application. This practice:
AIs illegal because collecting SSNs violates fair housing law
BIs permissible if used consistently for all applicants for legitimate credit screening purposes✓ Correct
CIs only legal for properties with 10 or more units
DViolates Oregon law because SSNs can only be used for tax purposes
Explanation
Collecting Social Security numbers for credit screening purposes is permissible if applied consistently to all applicants. What would be illegal is applying the practice selectively based on protected characteristics, or using the information for discriminatory purposes.
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