Fair Housing
A Virginia property manager who sets an occupancy standard of 'two people per bedroom plus one' is:
AEngaging in familial status discrimination
BFollowing HUD's suggested guideline as a legitimate business standard✓ Correct
CViolating VREB regulations
DRequired to apply this standard by federal law
Explanation
HUD's 'Keating Memo' suggests that a standard of two persons per bedroom is generally reasonable. Stricter standards may indicate familial status discrimination, but the two-per-bedroom-plus-one standard is typically defensible.
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