Fair Housing
A Wisconsin apartment complex that has 100 units and does not have any units designed for wheelchair access may need to provide accessibility in:
AAll units regardless of age
BGround-floor units and common areas if built for first occupancy after March 13, 1991 (Fair Housing Act design/construction requirements)✓ Correct
COnly units specifically requested by disabled applicants
DNo units, since accessibility is a voluntary standard
Explanation
The Fair Housing Act requires that multifamily housing first occupied after March 13, 1991 meet specific design and construction requirements for accessibility in ground-floor units and common areas.
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Fair Housing Act
Federal law prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, or financing of housing based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and familial status.
Tenancy in CommonCo-ownership where two or more people hold undivided interests that need not be equal and pass to each owner's heirs — no right of survivorship.
SteeringAn illegal practice where a real estate agent directs buyers toward or away from certain neighborhoods based on the buyer's race, religion, national origin, or other protected characteristics.
BlockbustingAn illegal practice of inducing homeowners to sell by claiming that the entry of minority groups will lower property values.
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