Fair Housing

In South Dakota, a property manager who requires a higher credit score from applicants with disabilities compared to other applicants is engaged in:

ASound business practice to reduce financial risk
BIllegal discrimination based on disability under the Fair Housing Act✓ Correct
CA neutral policy that applies to all applicants equally
DA permissible underwriting standard

Explanation

Applying different qualifying standards to applicants based on their disability is illegal under the Fair Housing Act. All applicants must be evaluated using consistent, objective criteria regardless of protected class membership.

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