Fair Housing

In South Dakota, which of the following is an example of 'disparate impact' discrimination in housing?

AA landlord openly refusing to rent to minorities
BA facially neutral policy (like a minimum credit score requirement) that has a disproportionately negative effect on protected class members without sufficient justification✓ Correct
CCharging higher rent to tenants of a specific religion
DAdvertising housing as available only to English speakers

Explanation

Disparate impact discrimination occurs when a facially neutral policy (not obviously discriminatory on its face) has a disproportionately negative effect on members of a protected class, and the policy is not justified by a legitimate, necessary business purpose. For example, a 'no criminal record' policy might disproportionately affect certain racial groups.

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