Wisconsin Fair Housing Laws Flashcards
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The Wisconsin Open Housing Law is codified in which section of the state statutes?
Answer: Wis. Stat. 106.50
Wisconsin's fair housing protections are found in Wis. Stat. 106.50, the Open Housing Law.
Which agency enforces the Wisconsin Open Housing Law?
Answer: Department of Workforce Development, Equal Rights Division
The Equal Rights Division of the Department of Workforce Development investigates state fair housing complaints.
Wisconsin's fair housing law protects several classes beyond the federal minimum, including which of the following?
Answer: Lawful source of income
Wisconsin adds lawful source of income as a protected class not covered by the federal Fair Housing Act.
Under Wisconsin law, refusing to rent because a prospective tenant receives Social Security disability payments would most likely violate which protection?
Answer: Lawful source of income
Rejecting a legal income source like disability benefits violates the lawful source of income protection.
Which is a protected class under Wisconsin's Open Housing Law but NOT under the federal Fair Housing Act?
Answer: Sexual orientation
Wisconsin protects sexual orientation, which is not an enumerated federal protected class.
A licensee tells minority buyers a neighborhood is 'changing' to encourage them to buy there. This illegal practice is called:
Answer: Steering
Directing buyers toward or away from areas based on protected class is steering.
Marital status is a protected class in Wisconsin housing. Which action would violate this?
Answer: Refusing to rent to an unmarried couple
Denying housing because applicants are unmarried violates the marital status protection.