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What is the primary focus of the Department's enforcement program under the Fair Housing Act?
What is the primary focus of the Department's enforcement program under the Fair Housing Act?
- Targeting landlords who demand sexual favors (correct)
- Targeting landlords who refuse to rent to families with children
- Targeting landlords who charge higher rent to women
- Targeting landlords who discriminate based on race
Who is most vulnerable to sexual harassment in housing according to the text?
Who is most vulnerable to sexual harassment in housing according to the text?
- Women with high education levels
- Poor women (correct)
- Wealthy women
- Men
What type of discrimination in mortgage lending may adversely affect women, particularly minority women?
What type of discrimination in mortgage lending may adversely affect women, particularly minority women?
- Discrimination based on marital status
- Discrimination based on employment status
- Discrimination based on educational background
- Pricing discrimination (correct)
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Study Notes
- The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing based on sex.
- The Department's focus is to challenge sexual harassment in housing.
- Women, especially those who are poor, have little recourse against sexual harassment.
- The enforcement program targets landlords who demand sexual favors or create a sexually hostile environment.
- The program seeks relief for tenants and deter potential abusers.
- Pricing discrimination in mortgage lending may adversely affect women, particularly minority women.
- This type of discrimination is unlawful under the Fair Housing Act and Equal Credit Opportunity Act.
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