CA Real Estate Fair Housing Laws 3

Question 1

Under the Fair Housing Act, 'familial status' is defined as:

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A household with one or more children under 18 living with a parent or legal guardian

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Any household with more than two occupants

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Married couples only

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Any household headed by a single parent

Question 2

A tenant with a disability asks a landlord to allow installation of a grab bar in the bathroom. This is an example of:

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A reasonable modification

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A reasonable accommodation

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An ADA structural requirement

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A habitability standard

Question 3

Under the Fair Housing Act, which type of senior housing community may legally restrict occupancy to persons 62 or older?

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A community where all residents are 62 or older

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Any community that markets itself as senior housing

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Any community where 80% of units have one resident 55 or older

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Any community designated senior housing by local government

Question 4

A landlord has a 'no pets' policy. A tenant with a documented disability requests permission to keep an emotional support animal. The landlord should:

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Grant the request as a reasonable accommodation unless it causes undue hardship

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Deny the request because the no-pets policy applies equally to all tenants

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Only allow it if the animal is a professionally trained service animal

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Require the tenant to pay an additional pet deposit

Question 5

Which of the following real estate advertising practices violates fair housing laws?

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Using photographs that exclusively depict people of one race

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Describing a property as being near parks and schools

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Using the Equal Housing Opportunity logo in all ads

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Advertising the property's proximity to a house of worship

Question 6

The 'disparate impact' theory in fair housing law refers to:

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A facially neutral policy that has a disproportionately negative effect on a protected class

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A landlord explicitly treating tenants differently based on their protected class

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A property owner making openly discriminatory statements

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A lender refusing loans in racially diverse neighborhoods

Question 7

Under the federal Fair Housing Act, which of the following is a valid exemption?

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A private club not operated for commercial purposes may limit housing to its members

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Any owner of single-family homes may discriminate without restriction

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Religious organizations may sell housing only to members of their religion with no restrictions

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Any landlord owning fewer than 10 units is fully exempt from the Act