The Role of Testers and What They Look For

Question 1

What is testing

Answer 1

It’s an investigating tool to uncover housing discrimination

Question 2

How does testing work?

Answer 2

Testers with similar profiles and housing needs, but different in their protected class status, visit a real estate office and ask to see the same available unit to see if they are treated differently b/c of this protected class status

Question 3

What should you do to help avoid questions you don’t know the answers to?

Answer 3

• Avoid giving opinions
• Focus on factual statements based on various features within the home
• Explain to the buyer that you ethically and legally cannot recommend housing based upon the race, religion, color, national origin, sex, handicap, or familial status makeup of the neighborhood