6: Landlord's Motives in Selecting or Removing Tenants Flashcards
Federal Fair Housing Act
LIPSHC “All citizens of the US shall have the same right to lease, inherit, purchase, sell, hold, or convey property.”
Unlawful to discriminate based on:
race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin, handicap, other protected class
RCRSFNHO
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race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin, handicap, other protected class
more recently, it is sometimes unlawful to discriminate because of a tenant’s physical or mental ______
handicap
FFHA
Federal Fair Housing Act
FFHA also applies to discriminatory ______
advertising
2 Exceptions to FHA
- landlord that resides in building with 4 units or less
- single family residence that does not use a broker and owner does not own more than 3 single family homes
Civil Rights Act
prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin
CRA only prohibits ______ ______ discrimination
race based
CRA applies to ______ ______ generally
real property
CRA has ______ exceptions
no
CRA ______ ______ ______ remedies, courts have held that equitable and legal remedies are available and that there is no cap on ______ damages
does not address/punitive
CRA DOES NOT address remedies, courts have held that equitable and legal remedies are available and that there is no cap on PUNITIVE damages