Fair Housing
The Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 added which protected classes to the original 1968 Fair Housing Act?
AAge and marital status
BDisability (handicap) and familial status✓ Correct
CSex and national origin
DReligion and race
Explanation
The Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 added disability (handicap) and familial status (households with children under 18, pregnant women, persons in the process of obtaining custody) to the original protected classes of race, color, religion, sex, and national origin.
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