Fair Housing
An Oregon property manager uses a rental application that asks for all applicants' immigration status. Under fair housing law, this practice:
AIs permissible for security purposes
BLikely violates fair housing law by having a discriminatory effect on national origin✓ Correct
CIs required for federal housing programs
DIs permissible if applied uniformly to all applicants
Explanation
Asking for immigration status on rental applications is not a legitimate housing qualification criterion and can have a discriminatory effect on people of certain national origins, potentially violating fair housing law. Landlords may verify ability to pay and rental history, but not immigration status.
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