Take the Fair Housing Quiz
December 26, 2007 – 10:50 amHow well do you know your Fair Housing laws?
Take this short quiz on FHA - Original Source from Inman Wiki:
True or False?
- A housing community funded by a religious charity may not require that rental applicants be members of said religion.
- A loan officer may turn down a female Asian-American applicant simply because she does not have a steady job and income.
- A property owner may assign families with younger children to particular buildings, or sections of buildings, in order to minimize disturbance to other members of a community.
- With the exception of Section 811 properties, an owner may legally reject an applicant with a history of mental illness, even though he is not a danger to others.
- A rental application from a member of a protected class may be rejected if said applicant has poor housekeeping habits.
- If requested by a member of a protected class, a real estate agent may limit a home search to certain neighborhoods based on the client’s ethnicity.
- Loan officers may not require higher or lower down payments from members of an ethnic group, based on the local credit history of said ethnic group.
- Prohibiting the construction of a wheelchair ramp on a property is permissible, even if the tenant agrees to remove it at her own expense upon leaving.
- With a 421 waiver, a family may sell their house only to a fellow member of their ethic group.
- It is sometimes allowable to indicate a preference based on religion when advertising available apartments.
Answer Key: 10. False 9. False 8. False 7. True 6. False 5. True 4. False 3. False 2. True 1. True





