Fair Housing
A Texas community has a policy of only marketing new homes to families with children in a specific school district, excluding adults without children. This policy:
AIs legal because it benefits families
BMay violate the Fair Housing Act's prohibition on familial status and other discrimination✓ Correct
CIs legal because school districts are not a protected class
DOnly applies to rental properties, not sales
Explanation
While familial status protects families with children from discrimination, the reverse—marketing exclusively to families with children—could also implicate fair housing concerns if it results in excluding other protected classes or if it is used in a discriminatory way. All marketing should be open and non-exclusionary.
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