Chap 11: Discrimination in Real Property Transactions

Question 1

11. 1. If a broker or salesperson were denied membership at the Kauai Board of Realtors based on her religion, this would be a violation of:
       a. Federal Fair Housing law
       b. Hawaii Anti-Discrimination law
       c. Both
       d. Neither

Answer 1

c. Both

Answer: C

Question 2

11. 2. Where the Federal and Hawaii fair housing laws differ, which one prevails?
       a. Federal
       b. Hawaii
       c. Whichever enforcing agency is made aware of the violation first.
       d. They are exactly the same.

Answer 2

d. They are exactly the same.

Answer; D

Question 3

11. 3. A major difference between the Federal Fair Housing Law and the Hawaii equivalent is:
       a. The Federal law applies only to discrimination in housing; the Hawaii law broadly covers all real estate transactions.
       b. The Federal law outlaws discrimination on the basis of age; the Hawaii law does not.
       c. The exemption for private clubs exists on the state level only.
       d. They are exactly the same.

Answer 3

a. The Federal law applies only to discrimination in housing; the Hawaii law broadly covers all real estate transactions.

Answer: A

Question 4

11. 4. What is the time limit for filing a discrimination complaint in Hawaii?
       a. 60 days
       b. 90 days
       c. 180 days
       d. one year.

Answer 4

c. 180 days

Answer: C

Question 5

11. 5. Fairley Chun-Choi has been blind since he had a fire cracker accident at the age of five. He gets around very well, however, with the help of his trained service dog, Absinthe. Fairley plans to marry soon and move into his fiancee’s apartment building, which has a “no pets” house rule. Which is true?
       a. The house rule against pets is discriminatory and must be deleted.
       b. As long as they live on the first floor and Absinthe does not have to use the elevator, the landlord must allow Fairley and his dog to move in.
       c. The “no pets” rule does not apply to trained service dogs like Absinthe. The landlord must allow them to move in.
       d. Not only must the landlord allow Fairley and Absinthe to move in, but he must make accommodations for Absinthe to enter and exit their apartment by way of a doggie door.

Answer 5

c. The “no pets” rule does not apply to trained service dogs like Absinthe. The landlord must allow them to move in.

Answer: C

Question 6

11. 6. Two women apply to rent an apartment in a three story building without an elevator, along with their two young children and a large dog. The landlord belongs to a fundamentalist Christian church, and suspects that the women are engaged in an “unnatural” personal relationship. According to Hawaii law:
       a. the landlord is within his rights to deny them residence because he doesn’t think the women can get up and down the stairs with groceries, the two young children and the dog.
       b. the landlord may deny them residence because he disapproves of their suspected relationship.
       c. the landlord may deny them residence if pets are specifically not permitted in the building and they insist that they must have their dog living with them.
       d. the landlord may not deny them residence because familial status, sexual orientation and pets are all protected categories under Hawaii law.

Answer 6

c. the landlord may deny them residence if pets are specifically not permitted in the building and they insist that they must have their dog living with them.

Answer: C