Fair Housing Laws & Regulations Flashcards
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Under HUD's 2016 guidance, why might a blanket policy of rejecting all applicants with any criminal record violate the FHA?
Answer: It may have an unjustified disparate impact based on race or national origin
Overly broad criminal-record bans can disproportionately exclude certain races and may be unlawful without a legitimate, tailored justification.
Which type of criminal record does the FHA expressly allow a housing provider to use to deny housing?
Answer: A conviction for illegal manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance
Section 807(b)(4) allows excluding people convicted of illegally manufacturing or distributing controlled substances.
The 2015 Supreme Court case Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project confirmed what?
Answer: Disparate impact claims are allowed under the Fair Housing Act
The Court held that FHA claims can be based on discriminatory effects without proof of intent.
In Havens Realty Corp. v. Coleman (1982), the Supreme Court held that:
Answer: Fair housing testers may have standing to sue when given false information
The Court recognized that testers who receive false information because of race suffer an injury and may sue.
A property manager offers a tenant a rent reduction in exchange for sexual favors. Under HUD's harassment rule, this is:
Answer: Quid pro quo harassment
Conditioning housing terms on submission to sexual demands is quid pro quo harassment based on sex.
A landlord declines to renew the lease of a tenant who recently filed a fair housing complaint with HUD. Which FHA section is most likely violated?
Answer: Section 818, interference, coercion, or retaliation
Section 818 prohibits coercing, intimidating, threatening, or retaliating against anyone exercising fair housing rights.
Which law requires housing providers that receive federal financial assistance to pay for reasonable structural modifications for residents with disabilities, unless it is an undue burden?
Answer: Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Section 504 applies to federally assisted programs and generally makes the provider responsible for the cost of modifications.
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