Wisconsin Fair Housing Laws Flashcards
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A tenant with a hearing impairment asks the landlord to communicate maintenance notices by text. Denying this reasonable request likely violates protection for:
Answer: Disability
Refusing an accommodation tied to a disability violates disability protection.
Wisconsin's Open Housing Law prohibits discrimination based on 'ancestry,' which is closely related to which federal protected class?
Answer: National origin
Ancestry parallels the federal protection against national origin discrimination.
An agent avoids showing homes in certain areas to buyers based on their religion. This is an example of:
Answer: Steering
Limiting where buyers see homes based on a protected class is illegal steering.
Under Wisconsin law, a landlord may generally NOT refuse to rent based on which of these?
Answer: A tenant's age (adults of legal age)
Age is a protected class, so refusing an otherwise-qualified adult based on age is prohibited.
Blockbusting typically involves a licensee doing which of the following?
Answer: Inducing owners to sell by claiming protected-class residents are moving in
Blockbusting is prompting panic selling based on the entry of protected-class residents.
If a HUD complaint is filed in Wisconsin, it may be referred to the state agency because Wisconsin's law is considered:
Answer: Substantially equivalent to federal law
Wisconsin is a substantially equivalent jurisdiction, so HUD can refer complaints to the state.
Which of the following is a legitimate, non-discriminatory reason to reject a rental applicant in Wisconsin?
Answer: Insufficient verifiable income to afford the rent
Inability to afford the rent is a lawful, non-discriminatory basis for denial.