Human Rights & Fair Housing Flashcards
What do you call people who get into real estate offices to make sure that all people are being treated the same way?
Testers
If I have a disabled tenant who wants to make a modification, what do I do?
Let them make modification(s) at their own expense and return it to its original condition at their own expense prior to vacating the unit
What was the year of the first major federal fair housing legislation?
1866
What was the one protected class in that piece of legislation?
Race
What was the year of the first major legislation to directly affect property ownership rights?
1866
What would be an exception to the discrimination laws?
A person renting out rooms in their own house, which they actually live in, to members of the same sex.
What was the year of the second major piece of federal fair housing legislation?
1968
What classes were protected under that legislation?
Race, Religion, National Origin
In 1974, there was an amendment – what class was added?
Gender
In 1988, there was an amendment – what classes were added?
Disability and Familial Status
I’m taking ‘green’ customers only to ‘green’ people neighborhoods. What is this called?
Steering
I’m going into a neighborhood and inducing ‘panic selling’. What is this called?
Block Busting
A banker decided not to lend in a community because of the infusion of people of a particular race, religion, or nationality. What is this called?
Red-lining
What is exempt from federal fair housing laws?
Age
There are NEVER any exemptions from fair housing laws based on ____________.
Race
