Fair Housing
The Texas Workforce Commission Civil Rights Division handles Fair Housing complaints in Texas. A complaint must generally be filed within:
A30 days of the alleged violation
B90 days of the alleged violation
C1 year of the alleged violation✓ Correct
D2 years of the alleged violation
Explanation
Under the federal Fair Housing Act, a complaint must be filed with HUD within one year of the discriminatory act. Similarly, Texas Fair Housing complaints have a one-year statute of limitations.
Related Texas Fair Housing Questions
- Under the Fair Housing Act, 'reasonable accommodation' for a person with a disability might include:
- A Texas leasing agent who shows only luxury properties to White applicants and only budget properties to Black applicants with similar qualifications is engaging in:
- Under the Fair Housing Act, a 'testers' program where individuals of different races pose as potential buyers to test for discrimination is:
- A real estate broker who maintains a racially segregated housing pattern by only showing African American buyers homes in predominantly African American neighborhoods is engaged in:
- Redlining in Texas real estate refers to the practice of:
- A Texas property management company asks all rental applicants about their national origin 'for statistical purposes.' This practice is:
- A Texas apartment complex with 200 units has a policy that only families with children can live on the first floor for safety reasons. This policy:
- A Texas lender denies a mortgage application from a qualified applicant without explanation. The applicant is of Vietnamese descent and has strong credit. Under ECOA, the lender is required to:
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