Fair Housing Overview and Legislation

Gave civil rights to newly freed slaves.

It was a decision by the Supreme Court in Plessy vs. Ferguson.

<p>Discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Race, color, religion, national origin, sex, familial status, handicap.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To prohibit discrimination in housing based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It added sex to the list of protected classes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Discrimination in the extension of credit based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, or marital status.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Disability and familial status to protected classes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Housing intended for persons aged 55 or older no longer needs to have significant facilities and services designed for the elderly.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Facilities funded by the U.S. Federal Government must be accessible to the public.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It extends protection to those with physical or mental handicaps in federally funded houses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To require reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities and to prohibit discrimination.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Banks to meet the credit needs of entire communities, including low-income and moderate-income areas.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>New regulations and agencies for real estate appraisals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Predatory practices relating to home equity lending.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When borrowers are led to believe that credit insurance must be purchased to qualify for a loan.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>If the owner does not own more than three homes at one time, no real estate professional is involved, and no discriminatory advertising is used.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Apartments, single-family homes, condos, mobile homes, nursing homes, senior care facilities, group homes, shelters, residential hotels.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity, family responsibilities, political affiliation, disability, matriculation, familial status, genetic information, income source, place of residence/business, status of domestic violence, credit information, status of family sexual violence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, disability, source of income, status as a victim of an intra-family offense, place of residence or business.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>(2 x number of bedrooms) + 1 = number of occupants.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Damage to the dwelling, noise from incidents, police presence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It provides equal access to housing in HUD programs regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It refers to a person's outward appearance, including bodily condition, manner or style of dress, and grooming.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Funds from this program are considered a source of income, protecting recipients from discrimination.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Any act that brings harm or infringes upon someone's rights.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When members of a certain minority group are directed away from or to certain listings.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The denial of loans in specific areas based on ethnicity or biased perceptions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Encouraging people to sell homes by falsely claiming a minority group moving in will negatively impact property values.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>$21,410 for a first violation, $53,524 for a prior violation, and $107,050 for a third violation within seven years.</p> Signup and view all the answers