Wisconsin Real Estate License Wisconsin Fair Housing Laws 5

Question 1

A tenant with a hearing impairment asks the landlord to communicate maintenance notices by text. Denying this reasonable request likely violates protection for:

Accepted Answer

Disability

Answer

Refusing an accommodation tied to a disability violates disability protection.

Question 2

Wisconsin's Open Housing Law prohibits discrimination based on 'ancestry,' which is closely related to which federal protected class?

Accepted Answer

National origin

Answer

Ancestry parallels the federal protection against national origin discrimination.

Question 3

An agent avoids showing homes in certain areas to buyers based on their religion. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Steering

Answer

Limiting where buyers see homes based on a protected class is illegal steering.

Question 4

Under Wisconsin law, a landlord may generally NOT refuse to rent based on which of these?

Accepted Answer

A tenant's age (adults of legal age)

Answer

Age is a protected class, so refusing an otherwise-qualified adult based on age is prohibited.

Question 5

Blockbusting typically involves a licensee doing which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Inducing owners to sell by claiming protected-class residents are moving in

Answer

Blockbusting is prompting panic selling based on the entry of protected-class residents.

Wisconsin Real Estate License Practice Test

Wisconsin Real Estate License Practice Test

Wisconsin Real Estate License Wisconsin Fair Housing Laws 5