The Fair Housing Act prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, familial status, or national origin.Which of the following ethical perspectives are relevant to this law?Choose 3 answers In multiple housing developments which have a "no pets" designation, blind residents should be allowed to keep guide dogs. Reasonable people should respect the rights and needs of others in regard to housing. All people should have access to adequate financing, regardless of income. Equal access to housing facilities requires accommodating all people. Children and adults should have equal access to recreational facilities

Fair Housing Laws and DiscriminationSelect whether each statement related to fair housing laws and discrimination is true or false.When federal fair housing law and state fair housing law aren’t a match, federal law is the minimum and a state law offering further protections would also apply.TrueFalseState fair housing laws aren’t applicable to any real property other than residential.TrueFalseA landlord has a no-pets policy, and in her advertising includes “no pets—that means assistance animals, too.” This is permissible because a no-pets policy is legal.TrueFalseKirstie has a gerbil. She wants to rent a condominium unit, but the condominium association has a no-pets policy. She tells you that her gerbil is a service animal. Since you’re representing her, you should explain that gerbils aren’t considered service animals, and ask the two permitted questions for a determination to determine if it’s an service animal that would need reasonable accommodation.TrueFalse

In terms of fair housing laws and rental properties, what’s the single biggest takeaway? Deny all requests equally, so as not to be discriminatory.Property owners and managers should consider each request separately.Rental properties don’t fall under the ADA or the Fair Housing Act.

Indicate which of the following scenarios the Fair Housing Act would apply to and which wouldn’t.Judy owns a big house and has a limited income. She puts an ad on Craigslist to rent out a room in her house to help pay the bills. The ad reads “No pets or assistance animals.”Law Is ApplicableLaw Isn’t ApplicableDino buys a single-family property to rent out, handling all the lease paperwork himself.Law Is ApplicableLaw Isn’t ApplicableCharlene scoops up a new property every year to fix up and rent out. She now has four rental properties.Law Is ApplicableLaw Isn’t Applicable

What allowances do fair housing laws make for emotional support animals?Emotional support animals are automatically exempt from no-pets policies.Emotional support animals may be kept only if pets are allowed, but the pet fee may be waived.Owners of emotional support animals may apply for reasonable accommodation.Rental applicants who have emotional support animals must be considered and offered available units first, before any other applicants.

Which of these activities fails to align with the legal description of an assistance animal under the Fair Housing Act?Assists a person with a disabilityPerforms tasks for the benefit of a person with a disabilityServes as a cherished pet for the family of a person with a disabilityWorks for the benefit of a person with a disability