Housing and ADA Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Rent control laws - CORRECT ANSWER - Prohibit discrimination in marketing and
leasing residential property.
Fair Housing laws - CORRECT ANSWER - Cover smokers, pet owners, and disabled
individuals.
Fair Housing laws - CORRECT ANSWER - Cover unmarried couples, pregnant women,
and the presence of one or more children under age 18.
Fair Housing laws - CORRECT ANSWER - Do not apply to property owners who live on
the property they rent out.
Licensed property manager's hiring preference - CORRECT ANSWER - Must give
preference to disabled applicants when hiring for office positions within their company.
ADA - CORRECT ANSWER - Stands for 'Americans with Disabilities Act.'
Fair Housing law - CORRECT ANSWER - Requires property managers to make all
reasonable accommodations for disabled tenants including the installation of elevators.
Handicapped parking space requirement - CORRECT ANSWER - A rental property
without assigned parking must provide handicapped parking space if requested by a tenant with a
disability.
, Service animals in rentals - CORRECT ANSWER - Service animals for disabled tenants
are not allowed in 'no pet' rentals.
ADA coverage - CORRECT ANSWER - Covers public accommodations and the
accessibility of those accommodations.
Blockbusting - CORRECT ANSWER - Example of Linda showing properties only to a
young Russian family in a specific area.
Steering - CORRECT ANSWER - Related to leasing agents only showing property in a
certain area of the town or community.
Redlining - CORRECT ANSWER - Example of a local property management company
stopping management in a predominately Chinese area.
Senior citizen community discrimination - CORRECT ANSWER - Can discriminate
against couples who are over the age of 62 and unmarried.
Adults Only advertisement - CORRECT ANSWER - A property manager may advertise
properties as 'Adults Only.'
Refusal to rent based on credit history - CORRECT ANSWER - It is illegal to refuse to
rent to someone in a minority group on the basis of a bad credit history.
Federal Fair Housing Act first violation fine - CORRECT ANSWER - The maximum fine
for the first violation is $21,039.
Reasonable accommodations for employees - CORRECT ANSWER - A property manager
must make reasonable accommodations for an employee with a known disability.