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A homeowner decides to rent a spare bedroom in her house to a tenant for
$500 per month. When a 24-year-old man asks to see the room, the
homeowner refuses, telling him that shell will only rent to a woman over the
age of 50. The prospective tenant threatens to sue for a violation of the Fair
Housing Act on the basis of age. Should the homeowner be concerned? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔No, because there was no real estate professional involved
in this transaction, the homeowner is free to discriminate on the basis of
any normally protected classes.
Complaints of discriminatory housing practices filed with HUD will be
referred to a local enforcement agency if - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The state or
municipal law is substantially equivalent to the federal law
, Another word for uniqueness is - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Nonhomogeneity
A landlord rented an apartment to a person who must use a wheelchair.
The landlord allowed the tenant to install bath rails and replace the
bathroom sink vanity with a pedestal sink with lever faucet handles, but the
landlord required the tenant to sign a restoration agreement that the
accommodations would be restored to their former condition at the end of
the lease term. In addition, the landlord required the tenant to pay sufficient
fund (over a period of time) into an escrow account to restore the
bathroom. Has the landlord violated the Fair Housing Act? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔No, the landlord can require a restoration agreement and the escrow
account
Under the Civil Rights Act of 1968, what is the time limit to file a housing
discrimination complaint with HUD? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1 year
An important characteristic of personal property is that it is - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Movable
Which of these are exempt fro the federal Fair Housing Act? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Owner-occupied buildings with no more than 4 units