Fair Housing
The 'Mrs. Murphy' exemption to the Fair Housing Act allows:
AAll single-family homeowners to discriminate freely
BOwner-occupants of a building with four or fewer units to discriminate based on most protected classes if no broker is used and no discriminatory advertising is used✓ Correct
CAny landlord with fewer than 10 units to set their own rental criteria
DReligious organizations to select tenants based on religion only
Explanation
The 'Mrs. Murphy' exemption allows owner-occupants of buildings with four or fewer units to rent other units without complying with certain fair housing provisions, provided no broker is used and no discriminatory advertising is placed. Race discrimination is never exempt.
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