Fair Housing
An Oregon residential landlord implements a policy requiring applicants to have a credit score above 700. This policy:
AIs always permissible since credit scores are an objective measure
BCould violate fair housing law if it has a disparate impact on a protected class without sufficient business justification✓ Correct
CIs explicitly prohibited by Oregon fair housing law
DIs only permissible for buildings with 10 or more units
Explanation
A blanket credit score requirement that is disproportionately high could have a disparate impact on protected classes. Oregon fair housing law (like federal law) prohibits facially neutral policies that have discriminatory effects without sufficient business justification.
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