Fair Housing Test Questions And All
Correct Answers.
They're both illegal - Answer Which of these is illegal: disparate impact or disparate
treatment?
Disparate impact
Disparate treatment
These terms mean the same thing.
They're both illegal.
Familial Status - Answer What type of discrimination is occurring when a policy prohibits
children from living in rental housing and places conditions on a tenant's residency based on the
ability to find alternate accommodations for underage children?
Familial status
Marital
National origin
Sex
Every year - Answer If the New York Secretary of State establishes a cease and desist zone,
how often does the zone change?
Every 3 years
Every 5 years
Every 6 months
Every year
Religious discrimination - Answer A landlord refuses to show or rent an apartment to someone
who is not Christian or Jewish. What type of discrimination is this?
Disability discrimination
Familial status discrimination
Racial discrimination
Religious discrimination
, Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
Anyone who testifies for the person filing the complaint or assists in their discrimination
complaint is also protected from retaliation - Answer The federal list of protected classes plus
the four state added protected classes are covered under New York Fair Housing Law. What is
another provision under this law?
Age is a protected class with regard to public accommodations
Anyone who testifies for the person filing the complaint or assists in their discrimination
complaint is also protected from retaliation
Offering different terms or conditions in the sale, lease or rental of housing, land or commercial
space is exempt
Refusing to sell, rent, lease or otherwise deny any person or group of persons is exemp
Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 - Answer Which act created the Office of Fair Housing and
Equal Opportunity under the Department of Housing and Urban Development?
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974
Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
Discrimination is often not visible to the public. - Answer What is one of the reasons that
illegal discrimination still occurs?
Discrimination is human nature.
Discrimination is often not visible to the public.
Discrimination makes good business sense.
Not all laws make sense.
Because Jake's home is in a cease-and-desist zone, no real estate licensee may solicit this listing.
- Answer New York homeowner Jake has filed a cease-and-desist notice with the Department
of State. A month later, real estate salesperson Ted, whose broker, Ellie, runs the Hooper Homes
Brokerage, shows up at Jake's door to attempt to solicit the listing of Jake's home for sale.
Which is true of this situation?
Because Jake's home is in a cease-and-desist zone, no real estate licensee may solicit this listing.
If Jake has filed the cease-and-desist notice against Hooper Homes Brokerage, all of Hooper
Correct Answers.
They're both illegal - Answer Which of these is illegal: disparate impact or disparate
treatment?
Disparate impact
Disparate treatment
These terms mean the same thing.
They're both illegal.
Familial Status - Answer What type of discrimination is occurring when a policy prohibits
children from living in rental housing and places conditions on a tenant's residency based on the
ability to find alternate accommodations for underage children?
Familial status
Marital
National origin
Sex
Every year - Answer If the New York Secretary of State establishes a cease and desist zone,
how often does the zone change?
Every 3 years
Every 5 years
Every 6 months
Every year
Religious discrimination - Answer A landlord refuses to show or rent an apartment to someone
who is not Christian or Jewish. What type of discrimination is this?
Disability discrimination
Familial status discrimination
Racial discrimination
Religious discrimination
, Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
Anyone who testifies for the person filing the complaint or assists in their discrimination
complaint is also protected from retaliation - Answer The federal list of protected classes plus
the four state added protected classes are covered under New York Fair Housing Law. What is
another provision under this law?
Age is a protected class with regard to public accommodations
Anyone who testifies for the person filing the complaint or assists in their discrimination
complaint is also protected from retaliation
Offering different terms or conditions in the sale, lease or rental of housing, land or commercial
space is exempt
Refusing to sell, rent, lease or otherwise deny any person or group of persons is exemp
Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 - Answer Which act created the Office of Fair Housing and
Equal Opportunity under the Department of Housing and Urban Development?
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974
Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
Discrimination is often not visible to the public. - Answer What is one of the reasons that
illegal discrimination still occurs?
Discrimination is human nature.
Discrimination is often not visible to the public.
Discrimination makes good business sense.
Not all laws make sense.
Because Jake's home is in a cease-and-desist zone, no real estate licensee may solicit this listing.
- Answer New York homeowner Jake has filed a cease-and-desist notice with the Department
of State. A month later, real estate salesperson Ted, whose broker, Ellie, runs the Hooper Homes
Brokerage, shows up at Jake's door to attempt to solicit the listing of Jake's home for sale.
Which is true of this situation?
Because Jake's home is in a cease-and-desist zone, no real estate licensee may solicit this listing.
If Jake has filed the cease-and-desist notice against Hooper Homes Brokerage, all of Hooper
