Fair Housing
A West Virginia property owner with an owner-occupied building with two units wants to avoid renting to members of a specific religion. Under the Fair Housing Act:
AThey may discriminate because the building has fewer than four units
BReligious discrimination is prohibited regardless of building size, except for the narrow Mrs. Murphy exemption which does not permit religious discrimination with broker use✓ Correct
CReligious discrimination is fully exempt from the FHA
DThe exemption applies only if no advertising is used
Explanation
The Mrs. Murphy exemption applies to owner-occupied buildings with 4 or fewer units, but the FHA still prohibits discriminatory advertising even for exempt properties. Religious organizations get a separate narrow exemption, but private individuals do not get to discriminate based on religion.
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