Fair Housing
The phrase 'protected class' in fair housing refers to:
AOnly persons of minority racial backgrounds
BAny group of people who share a characteristic and are legally protected from housing discrimination✓ Correct
COnly persons who have previously filed a housing discrimination complaint
DAny person living below the federal poverty line
Explanation
A protected class is any group of persons who share a specific characteristic and are legally protected from housing discrimination. Federal law protects race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and familial status. State and local laws may add additional protected classes.
Related Tennessee Fair Housing Questions
- Under the Fair Housing Act, a landlord MAY legitimately refuse to rent to an applicant who:
- A property manager who charges a higher security deposit to a tenant because of their national origin is violating:
- A real estate agent who tells a prospective buyer that a neighborhood is 'changing' or implies that property values will decline because of the racial composition of the area is committing:
- A landlord who refuses to rent to a family with children (except in qualifying senior housing) is violating the Fair Housing Act's protection for:
- The Memphis-Shelby County Fair Housing Center investigates housing discrimination complaints primarily under which laws?
- Which statement is TRUE regarding the advertising of real property under Fair Housing laws?
- Disparate treatment occurs when a lender or real estate professional:
- Under the Fair Housing Act, a housing complex that enforces a 'no children' policy violates which protected class?
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