Fair Housing
An agent who asks potential renters for more documentation than required (e.g., requesting more pay stubs or references from minority applicants than from white applicants) is engaging in:
ANormal risk management
BDisparate treatment through differential application of screening criteria✓ Correct
CLegitimate tenant screening
DAcceptable credit risk assessment
Explanation
Applying different documentation or screening standards to applicants based on their race, national origin, or other protected class is disparate treatment discrimination. All applicants must be subjected to the same screening criteria and documentation requirements.
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