Fair Housing
An HOA in Texas adopts a rule requiring all residents to speak English at all community meetings. This rule may be challenged as discriminatory based on:
ADisability discrimination
BNational origin discrimination✓ Correct
CFamilial status discrimination
DAge discrimination
Explanation
Language requirements that effectively exclude speakers of other languages may constitute national origin discrimination under the Fair Housing Act. The Supreme Court has noted that language is closely tied to national origin. HOA rules that create barriers based on language deserve scrutiny under fair housing law.
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