Fair Housing
A West Virginia property owner wants to sell their home and is concerned about Fair Housing laws. Which of the following actions is permissible?
AAdvertising 'preferred buyer: Christian family'
BSetting a minimum income requirement of 3x monthly rent✓ Correct
CRefusing to show the property to interracial couples
DTelling the broker to find 'American buyers only'
Explanation
Setting objective, uniformly applied financial qualifications (such as minimum income) is generally permissible as a neutral business justification. Advertising religious preferences, refusing to show based on race/interracial status, or limiting to 'American buyers' are illegal discriminatory practices.
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