Fair Housing
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to residential properties:
AFor all residential properties with more than 4 units
BOnly to places of public accommodation and commercial facilities, not purely private residences✓ Correct
CFor all new construction regardless of use
DFor all federally funded housing only
Explanation
The ADA applies to places of public accommodation and commercial facilities. Private residential dwellings (not open to the public) are not covered by the ADA.
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Fair Housing Act
Federal law prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, or financing of housing based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and familial status.
Eminent DomainThe power of government to take private property for public use, with the requirement to pay the owner just compensation.
SteeringAn illegal practice where a real estate agent directs buyers toward or away from certain neighborhoods based on the buyer's race, religion, national origin, or other protected characteristics.
BlockbustingAn illegal practice of inducing homeowners to sell by claiming that the entry of minority groups will lower property values.
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