Leasing Agent Exam - Unit 21
The Civil Rights Act of 1866 prohibits discrimination in housing based on - -
race
-The agency responsible for the enforcement of the Fair Housing Act is the -
-Department of Housing and Urban Development
-Of the following, a lending institution cannot refuse to make a resident real
estate loan; - -the physical or geographical location of the property
-A discrimination suit may be filed in federal court by - -the aggrieved
person because of racial discrimination
-In order to file a complain of discrimination, the complaint must - -suspect
that discrimination occurred
-Martha has a -year-old grandson and her application for an apartment has
been rejected as the community does not allow anyone under the age of 18.
Is this permissible? - -Yes, if the housing complies with regulations for
elderly housing
-Discrimination based on familial status was prohibited with the passage of
the - -Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988
-The landlord's lease prohibits tenants from altering the property in any
way. A young woman who uses a wheelchair cannot maneuver over the
doorstep into her apartment by herself. In addition, she cannot access the
bathroom facilities in her wheelchair. Which of the following is TRUE? - -The
tenant is entitled to make the necessary alterations at tenant's expense
-A landlord is responsible for making all apartments accessible to people with
disabilities at Landlord's sole expense
-The tenant cannot remedy these conditions unless the lease is for a term of
3 years or more.
-The landlord should only rent to persons who do not require wheelchairs
-The practice of channeling families with children away from other buildings
into an apartment building where other families with children reside is - -
steering
-The Americans with Disabilities Act requires that - -Reasonable
accommodations be provided to people with disabilities.
, -Which of the following would be considered legal? - -Requiring a person
with a disability to establish an escrow account for the costs to restore a
property after it has been modified
-charging a family with children higher security deposit than is charged to
adults
-picturing only white people in a brochure as the "happy residents" in a
housing development
-refusing to sell a house to a person who has a history of mental illness
-A handicapped tenant remodels his apartment to meet his needs. Upon
moving, he would LEASE LIKELY be required to return the - -doorways to
their normal width
-Which of the following best refers to familial status? - -The presence of one
or more individuals who have not reached to age of 18 and live with either a
parent or a guardian
-the number of children living in the household
-the age and martial status of the head of household
-the age and martial status of the legal guardian
-If an Illinois licensee has been found by a court to have Illegally
discriminated - -his or her license must be suspended or revoked
-Under the Fair Housing Act, which action is legally permitted? - -Restricting
occupancy in an apartment complex to senior citizens, if qualified and
registered as housing for seniors.
-Encouraging people to sell or rent their homes by claiming that entry of a
protected class of people into the neighborhood will have a negative impact
on property values constitutes
a. blockbusting.
b. steering.
c. a violation of the ADA.
d. redlining. - -blockbusting
-The federal Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing based on -
-sex, disability or familial status, race, color, religion, or natural origin
-During a listing presentation, a real estate licensee said to the seller, who
owned two residential properties, "I hear they're moving in, and you'd better
put your house on the market before values drop!" Has the licensee violated
any fair housing law?
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