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Fair Housing Laws Flashcards

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  1. A condo association charges a $500 'move-in fee' only to buyers with assistance animals. This practice is:

    Answer: Illegal discrimination under fair housing and HUD guidance on assistance animals

    HUD guidance prohibits charging pet fees, deposits, or surcharges for assistance animals (service animals or emotional support animals), as doing so discriminates against persons with disabilities.

  2. Which of the following is NOT a protected class under the federal Fair Housing Act?

    Answer: Sexual orientation

    Sexual orientation is not a protected class under the federal Fair Housing Act, though a 2020 Supreme Court ruling and many state/local laws provide such protections elsewhere.

  3. A condominium association that advertises exclusively in one language without translation may face a fair housing challenge primarily under which protected class?

    Answer: National origin

    Advertising in only one language can create a disparate impact on persons of certain national origins, implicating national origin protections under the Fair Housing Act.

  4. Under the Fair Housing Act, a condominium seller who refuses to sell to a buyer because the buyer is pregnant is violating protections for which class?

    Answer: Sex and familial status

    A pregnant person is protected under both sex discrimination provisions and the familial status provisions of the Fair Housing Act.

  5. What is the statute of limitations for filing a fair housing complaint with HUD after an alleged discriminatory act?

    Answer: 1 year

    Under the Fair Housing Act, a complainant must file with HUD within one year of the alleged discriminatory housing practice.

  6. A condominium association's pet weight limit of 25 lbs is challenged by a resident with a disability whose prescribed emotional support animal weighs 60 lbs. The association must:

    Answer: Grant a reasonable accommodation and waive the weight limit for the assistance animal

    Associations must provide reasonable accommodations to pet rules for residents with disabilities who require assistance animals, including waiving weight and breed restrictions.

  7. The Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 added which two protected classes to the original 1968 Act?

    Answer: Familial status and disability

    The 1988 Amendments expanded the Fair Housing Act to include familial status (households with children under 18) and disability as protected classes.