Wisconsin Fair Housing Laws Flashcards
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How long does a person generally have to file a fair housing complaint with the Wisconsin Equal Rights Division?
Answer: One year from the discriminatory act
State complaints must generally be filed within one year of the alleged discrimination.
A landlord refuses to allow a tenant with a disability to install a wheelchair ramp at the tenant's own expense. This most likely violates the requirement to allow:
Answer: Reasonable modifications
Permitting a disabled tenant to make physical changes at their expense is a reasonable modification.
Refusing to waive a no-pets policy for a tenant's service animal violates the duty to provide:
Answer: A reasonable accommodation
Changing a policy such as a no-pets rule for a service animal is a reasonable accommodation.
Under the familial status protection, which practice is generally prohibited in Wisconsin?
Answer: Refusing to rent to a family with children
Denying housing to families with children under 18 violates familial status protection.
Which type of housing may qualify for an exemption from the familial status requirements?
Answer: Qualified housing for older persons (55+)
Housing for older persons meeting the 55-or-older criteria is exempt from familial status rules.
The practice of denying loans or insurance in certain neighborhoods based on race is known as:
Answer: Redlining
Refusing financial services to specific areas based on protected class is redlining.
A remedy the Wisconsin Equal Rights Division may order after finding discrimination includes:
Answer: Actual damages and a civil penalty
The Division can award actual damages and impose civil penalties for violations.